Exhalation

A young woman returns to her birthplace for an ex-classmate's funeral. She and a friend lose themselves in melancholy. The director is Malaysian which may explain the attention paid to the Japanese aspects of the place and the atmosphere. Nonetheless, it is a film with a universal message about loss.
A 'Programmer Note' written by IFFR programmer Gertjan Zuilhof about Sugino Kiki, producer of and actrice in Exhalation, can be found at the film page of Hospitalité on this website.