Mother Fish takes us onboard a fishing boat with two teenage sisters as they take an unforgettable journey with their uncle and a young fisherman in search of a new home. The four are forced to overcome tremendous challenges as they do everything they can to reach land.'
Mother Fish is officially the director's cut of Missing Water - a film which screened at the 2009 Sydney Film Festival and the 2009 Brisbane International Film Festival to much acclaim. Following on from the screening at these festivals; producer and director Khoa Do was allowed further flexibility to complete the film in accordance with his original vision and produce the director's cut of the film. Mother Fish is the director's cut and final vision of the film. (Mother Fish website http://www.motherfish.com.au/awards/ , sighted 7/08/2010.)
Missing Water
( dir. Khoa Do
)
2009
Z1591121
2009
single work
film/TV
Missing Water recounts a story of Vietnamese refugees who made the dangerous voyage to Australia in the 1970s. The cast comprises non-professional actors, many of whom were refugees or are their descendents.
