In 1982, the Dickson family moves to a southern town where girls idolize Farrah Fawcett's curls and obsess over their own hair. Pre-teen Aurelie longs for a permanent wave, but a botched Beauty School treatment turns her hair into a disaster, ruining her social life and leaving her with an afro-like hairstyle.

Permanent
A coming-of-age comedy that explores the absurdities of teenage life, dysfunctional family relationships, and the perils of bad hair days, all while navigating the consequences of drastic hair transformations and ill-fitting wigs.