Movie
The Fish Don't Care When It Rains
2026 · 69 min
A distressing but ultimately hopeful first-person account of surviving institutional abuse, carried by a survivor's voice and a quiet push for justice.
- Directed by
- Jen Msumba, Siobhan McDonnell
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Jen Msumba, Kari Velguth
- Tagline
- They call it treatment. We're calling it out.
- Overview
- How far would you go to change a child the world can’t understand? One autistic artist survives a hidden system of abuse built to correct her.
- How it feels
- Dark, earnest and uplifting. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Trauma, healing, identity, isolation
- Content
- Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Jen Msumba, Siobhan McDonnell
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Jen Msumba, Kari Velguth