The Banyan Inn

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Overview

The upcoming romantic drama and debut solo feature by Devan Fujinaka that vignettes the life of Miyoshi, a beautiful novelist and poet from the rebuilding town of Lahaina, Hawaii. Struggling to find her identity after the devastation brought by the wildfires of 2023, she crosses paths with Nobu, a stock-broker from San Francisco, ensuing a romance of missed connections and shallow lust. Their tested commitment and shifting influence on each other seeps into Miyoshi's recollection and construe of her life experiences and spiritual connection with the land.