MIA AND THE FISH

A modern retelling of the ancient Indian myth Manu and the Fish. Mia is a young refugee girl who along with her sister is washed up onto the shores of a foreign land. Against the backdrop of a freak winter heatwave, as the climate emergency becomes critical, one day Mia happens upon and nurtures a talking fish, that she names, Samaki.
As well as becoming Mia`s friend and confidante, Samaki quickly grows and becomes a giant fish, larger than any marine animal the world has ever known and the key to her and her friends` survival in the face of the imminent extinction of humanity.

Content Guidance: Discussion of climate emergency; references to displacement and the refugee crisis; mild language

Written by: Satinder Kaur Chohan
Translated into Hindi by: Annie Zaidi
Organisation: The Community Library Project
Director: Hriturekha Nath
Dramaturgy by: Irawati Karnik
Literal Translation by: Manohar Kapale

Age Limit: 13+