Poinsettia is a former housewife with an imagined lover in the form of 19th-century composer Giacomo Puccini. She moves into a Los Angeles boarding house with an energetic landlady, where she meets a Jamaican widower, Fish, who has recently been released from a mental institution despite his continued battles against unseen demons. In the face of personal challenges and differences, the couple grows together and begins to discover new things about themselves and the nuances of love and happiness.
Unfortunately the movie The Annihilation of Fish is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Charles Burnett | Director |
| Writing | Anthony C. Winkler | Writer |
| Crew | Thell Reed | Armorer |
| Crew | Joan Eisenberg | Unit Publicist |
| Production | Arlene Albertson | Line Producer |
| Production | Kris Dodge | Producer |
| Production | William Lawrence Fabrizio | Producer |
| Production | John Remark | Producer |
| Art | Matt Callahan | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christine Peters | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Steve Ratliff | Makeup Department Head |
| Directing | Kris Krengel | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Beat Frutiger | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Anya Rudnick | Art Department Coordinator |
| Sound | Erik Aadahl | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Patrick Bietz | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Veda Campbell | Sound |
| Sound | Stephen Fitzmaurice | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Bruce Tanis | Sound Effects Editor |
| Directing | Jody Spilkoman | Second Assistant Director |
| Editing | Nancy Richardson | Editor |
| Camera | John L. Demps Jr. | Director of Photography |
