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Goodbye, Fishies

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World Premiere

Personal stories reinterpreted by the actors and director, depict a Thai mother consumed with deep regret for missing her grandmother’s last moments.

Director
Cast

Taranitch Sriheyra, Saulan Beverly Yin-Lo

Credits
Country of Origin

Australia

Year

2025

Language

In English and Thai with English subtitles

Film Contact
18+
12 min
Experimental & Avant Garde Family Relations Shorts

Credits & Director

Producer

Sidney Im

Screenwriter

Taranitch Sriheyra, Saulan Beverly Yin-Lo, Jonathan Zhang

Cinematography

Kiera D’Arcy

Editor

Jonathan Zhang

Production Design

Sharni Lee Hope

Original Music

Daniel Duque

Jonathan Zhang headshot

Jonathan Zhang

Jonathan Zhang is an emerging filmmaker, born in Sydney and living in London, whose cross-cultural upbringing between Sydney and Shanghai fuels his interest in self-identity. Goodbye, Fishies (2025), his AFTRS graduation short, is his directing debut ahead of a slate of projects currently in development that blend emotionally authentic stories with innovative forms.

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