by Alex Billington
August 24, 2026
Source: YouTube
“The message is–eat me!” 🐟 “We are screwed.” Enjoy the official trailer for an indie comedy film titled The Fisherman, made by filmmaker Zoey Martinson. This is getting a very limited theatrical release in the US coming up this fall, after originally premiering back in 2024 at the Venice Film Festival. The film is made in Ghana about a retired fisherman who ends up on a journey to Accra with a funny fish that speaks. It sounds kooky and definitely looks as fun as it sounds. This also toured to the Miami Film Festival and a few other US fests last year. Retirement can’t stop Atta Oko from chasing one last dream. When the aging Ghanaian fisherman sets out to earn enough for a boat of his own, a sarcastic talking fish and three eccentric young associates join him. Zoey Martinson’s magical-realist comedy turns wounded pride, generational clashes, and unlikely friendships into a warm search for purpose and independence. Starring Ricky Adelayitar as Atta, Endurance Grand,
