在这部山村小老师剧情/纪录片片中,菲律宾大选，当然人人要投票，连山区部落的公公婆婆都说要参与，但目不识丁的他们，拿着选票应该投谁一票？民主的第一步是教育。才十三岁的小女孩看透这点，身体力行，先教村民认字，然后走到深山寻回前往打猎的祖父，着他赶及投票。小女孩于是越过高山越过谷，深入不毛之地，寻找她的民主理想……
Jonalyn and her father go on a search for Apong Bisen, her grandfather who went hunting in the forest and did not return to cast his vote for the election. Throughout the journey, Manoro depicts the relationship between Jonalyn and her fellow villagers, her eagerness to help the people, as well as the various traditional fractions of the Aetas.
