Saccharine

Under pressure to lose weight, medical student Hana (Midori Francis) learns about a new weight loss drug that’s all the rage: eating human ashes. Unfortunately, the miracle cure comes with unintended consequences. Written and directed by Natalie Erika James (“Relic”), “Saccharine” is a stomach-churning horror movie that keeps the intensity high – think body horror in the vein of “The Substance” with a haunting dash of “It Follows.” “Saccharine” wrestles with many of the internal and external influences pushing Hana to think thin and the dire actions some may take to achieve unhealthy beauty standards.

-Monica Castillo

Co-presented with the Boston Asian American Film Festival