Short Film | Coming of Age Drama | 11 Min | Digital | Colour

Fish Boy is a tender meditation on religion, queerness, and polyamory through the eyes of an Asian American teenager. When 16-year-old Patrick is forced to choose between his love for God and his fluid sexuality, scales start to grow from his skin.

WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY: CHRISTOPHER YIP
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: ALLEN LIU
PRODUCED BY: MALACHI ELLIS & KENT DONGUINES
CO-PRODUCER: JASMIN WANZHENG LYU
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: CHRISTOPHER YIP, IAN CHEN, MALACHI ELLIS

IAN CHEN AS PATRICK
EMILY LÊ AS KELLI
TED ANGELO NGKAION AS BRIAN
DEREK LOWE AS SAM
SIGRID PAREJA AS JOYCE
DARRYL B KING AS PASTOR JOHN

This project is supported by the Canada Council of the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, the Toronto Arts Council, the Indigenous Screen Office, the National Film Board’s FAP Program and the Frameline Completion Fund.

Status: Available for Festivals, Sales & Distribution