Imphal, Nov. 15 -- Last Cherry Blossom, a 29-minute experimental fiction film by Meghalaya filmmaker Ekratia Khongtiang, was screened at the Tribal Frame 2026 National Tribal Film Festival in Imphal, shedding light on inherited social stigma and personal identity.

Set within the Jaintia community, the film follows Dio, a sensitive boy who retreats into painting and poetry to cope with the distress of being a Khon Sang, a child born to parents of the same or closely related clan.

The narrative highlights how this unchosen social label shapes his childhood and isolates him from society.

Dio's perspective shifts when he befriends Iris, and the two begin exchanging thoughts and poems through a shared notebook. Through their quiet companion...