Grafted

Grafted is a 2024 New Zealand coming-of-age body horror film directed by Sasha Rainbow, and written by Mia Maramara, Hweiling Ow, Lee Murray, and Rainbow. The film stars Joyena Sun, Jess Hong, Eden Hart, Jared Turner, and Sepi Toa. The film follows an awkward but brilliant Chinese student (Joyena Sun), who wins a scholarship into a prestigious New Zealand University to study medical research and attempts to finish an experiment begun by her late father. Grafted premiered at the New Zealand International Film Festival on 9 August 2024, and was released in New Zealand on 12 September 2024.