Seeking a deeper connection to her craft, hairstylist Mona Ling Leung embarks on a ten-thousand-mile journey, meeting innovative hairdressers that are revolutionizing the very essence of client care. One by one, they open her eyes to new ways of making hair-cutting not only a healthier experience, but a more holistic and spiritual one. Mona's hair styling evolves into ceremony, purifying and renewing not only a client's appearance, but her whole being. This deeper connection has an unexpected effect, however, and Mona finds herself forced to confront long repressed and unsettling memories before she can truly help others.