With the very first day of high school right around the corner, a final summer night turns out to be a deciding moment between childhood and adulthood for a close-knit group of friends, when one of them mysteriously disappears.

The 12-year-old black girl Ella is deprived of safety, opportunities, and freedom. Ella discovers that she has lived multiple lives in Ghana, Curaçao and Surinam as the immortal, extraterrestrial Xoxo. In this magical realistic feature with elements of science fiction, a paralleled world is created from where the aliens observe human thoughts and feelings.