Ish Meets a Mermaid

An Ojibwe artist named Ish finds that his paintings aren’t selling anymore, he is in debt to his gallery rep, and a local goon is lurking around his studio. When he decides to take an artist’s getaway, he meets trouble with a mysterious woman, Ziibi, who claims to be part of an underwater society that tribal mythology refers to as the people of the water, or Nibiinaabe. Ziibi brings Ish on a wild ride that ultimately leads to him finding success in the last place he ever expected — death.
Screenings
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Jonathan Thunder
Director
Jonathan Thunder is a visual storyteller and filmmaker with 20 years experience working in experimental film, narratives, short films, documentaries, animation and vfx. You can learn more at jonthunder.com.
- Year
- 2026
- Runtime
- 16 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Ojibwe
- Director
- Jonathan Thunder
- Screenwriters
- Jonathan Thunder, Tashia Hart
- Producer
- Vera Bianchini
- Executive Producer
- Jonathan Thunder
- Co Producer
- Tashia Hart
- Cast
- Jonathan Thunder, Tashia Hart, Stacey Thunder, Charles Thunder, Alex Kmett
- Cinematographer
- Jeff Saunders
- Editors
- Jonathan Thunder, Tashia Hart, Vera Bianchini
- Animator
- Jonathan Thunder
- Production Design
- Megan Salmela
- Composers
- Keith Secola, Corey Medina
- Sound Design
- Jonathan Thunder
- Premiere
- East Coast