Itan, a 12-year-old Aeta, is told to quit school and help his father in planting mountain crops so they can save up for the delivery of his pregnant mother.
The young boy finds a flicker of hope when he learns about a scholarship opportunity that he could possibly receive on two crucial conditions: one, he has to learn how to operate a computer and two, he has to convince his father to allow him to return to school. Only then would he be able to realize his long-time goal to read through all the documents the Aeta community had been receiving. Only then could he understand why they were being forced to give up ancestral lands up in the mountain to give way for mining.

Writer: Zig Dulay

Producer(s): Arsenio “Nick” J. Lizaso, Al Ryan S. Alejandre, Marichu G. Tellano

Cast: Ron King, Shella Mae Romualdo, Norman King, Jonalyn Ablong, Liya Sarmiento

Previous Awards:

Harlem International Film Festival 2022 – Best Short Film
Kas International Film Festival 2022 – Jury Award
Prague International Film Festival 2022 – Best Foreign Language Short Film
Cinema laya Independent Filipino Film Festival 2022 – Best Short Film