Inspired by a true story, that of Mohammed Aisha, a Syrian cargo ship crew member. After Egyptian authorities deemed the cargo ship which he was second in command on, unfit for purpose, they made him its legal custodian and left him on board, alone…for 4 years. This is a fictionalised version of those accounts.

Actor - BBC3’s Coconut | Casualty | Citizen Khan | Writer - BBC Writers Voices 2025 | BFI x Filmhub North ScriptLab | Maghrib - Faber & Faber FAB Prize Highly Commended Writer (2017) and Illustrator (2019) IG: @mujshah