Catfish Mother Puddle of Juice
(Bagre madre charco de Jugo)
2026
20′27″, 4K video, colour, sound
Spanish with English subtitles
A catfish narrates the story of a child and her mother, whose ages invert and dissolve as time folds in on itself. Centering the body as both instrument and metaphor, the film drifts through care, misrecognition, and myth, exploring how bodies resist explanation within systems that insist they be made legible.
Catfish Mother Puddle of Juice (2026), Unlikely Mother, installation view, at Museo del Chopo, Mexico City, January 31–May 24, 2026 - Courtesy of the artist and Cooper Cole, Toronto. Photo: Ramiro Chaves
Film Credits
Written and Directed by: Nour Bishouty
Produced by: Lejos lejos
Executive Producer and Assistant Director: Elisa Celda
Director of Photography (Mexico City): Melissa Nocetti
Director of Photography (Toronto): Viktor ÄŚahoj
Editing and Sound Design: Ă“scar Vincentelli
Additional Editing: Sonya Mwambu
Sound: Cristian Manzutto
Art Direction and Production Design: Carina Lara Balderas
Voice: Valeria Mata
Colour correction: Ă“scar Vincentelli
Gaffer: Reyes González
Key Grip: Javier Labastida
Electric: Antonio González
ProducciĂłn / Production Paloma Cuadra
Translation: Miguel LĂłpez
Titles and Graphics: eyen design
Script Editor: Danica Pinteric
Creative Consultants: Yuula Benivolski & Danica Pinteric
Ichthyology specimens filmed with the permission of the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto
Featuring:
Julia MartĂnez RodrĂguez
Martha Serafina Venegas LeĂłn
Nyla Rangwala
Dr. Nathan Lujan
Locations:
El Asadero la Red (Amecameca, MĂ©xico)
Museo Universitario del Chopo (Mexico City, MĂ©xico)
Royal Ontario Museum, Ichthyology Collections (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
Special Thanks:
Cooper Cole, Toronto
Nathan Lujan
Miguel Lopez
Abril Castro
Karol Wolley
SofĂa Carrillo
Mariana Narváez de la Peña
Mónica Narváez de la Peña
Israel GarcĂa Corona
Cindy Delhy Ortega RendĂłn
Israel GarcĂa Corona
Nasim and Tariq Rangwala
Adrian Schindler
Jacob Korczynski
Vivi Fuente
Carlos MartĂnez
Nicolás Celda
Elena Galilea
Viviana Silva
Alfredo Ruiz
Produced with the support of:
Canada Council for the arts
Museo Universitario del Chopo
Fundación Jumex Arte Contemporáneo