The Walking Fish
An ambitious amphibian sea creature wants to venture into the human world. Her dream to evolve into the perfect individual is so strong that she overcomes the physical boundaries of her fish-body and transforms into a human being. But even as a young woman she remains restless. Will she ever be content?
- Netherlands, Japan
- 2018, 19 min
- Director: Thessa Meijer
- Director of photography: Myrthe Mosterman
- Editor: Mieneke Kramer
- Screenplay: Thessa Meijer
- Music: Hummingbird Music
- Cast: Mado Karasumori, Koume Hiwatari
- Art Director: Sanne Schat
- Producer: Gijs Kerbosch, Christine Anderton
- Production: HALAL
Thessa Meijer
Thessa Meijer is a Dutch writer and director based in Amsterdam. She graduated in 2015 from the HKU University of Arts and was awarded the Netherlands Film Festival’s Dioraphte Award and a Wildcard from the Netherlands Film Fund. This was followed by a mid-length television film, The Day My House Fell (2017), which was screened at several international festivals and was selected for the debut competition at the Netherlands Film Festival. Her music video Mind Dear premiered on Nowness, was shown at the SXSW Film Festival, and was nominated for a 3FM Best Video Award. Her short film, The Walking Fish (2019), was made during an artist-in-residence project in Saga, Japan. Thessa’s work is characterized by dreamy magical realism with a dry and humorous undertone.