White Flowers and Fruits(HKAFF2025)

Attending an all-girls Christian boarding school, Anna is ostracised by other students because she claims to see ghosts, while her roommate, Rika, is a popular honour student loved by all. When Rika commits suicide, Anna begins to feel Rika’s spirit entering her body. Through Rika’s diary, Anna and Rika’s traumatised best friend Shiori try to piece together what happened. Yukari Sakamoto’s debut feature is a fascinating hybrid film that blends supernatural fantasy with schoolyard drama. Showing how grief can manifest in unexpected ways, it’s a meditative and bewitching tale that also touches on female agency and religious hypocrisy.

San Sebastian International Film Festival