Mother Fish

Mother Fish, also known as Missing Water, is a feature film written, produced and directed by Khoa Do. The film draws largely from Khoa Dos own experiences as a Vietnamese refugee, and reflects on the perceived fear in the general population generated by boat people which is prevalent in Australian politics and discourse.

Through the setting of the sweatshop, the woman remembers the journey. The boat is unprepared for the ocean crossing, as are they. Food and water supplies are low, their engine breaks, and the threat of rape and death at the hands of Southsea pirates is real. Through the womans memory the audience relives the experience of crossing the ocean in search of a better life.Mother Fish was an original play written by Khoa Do and produced by Powerhouse Youth Theatre. The play drew from Khoa Dos own experience arriving by boat to Australia in the 1980s, when he was two years old. ........

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