Pie dan lo (Black Tide)
On July 25, 2020, the bulk carrier MV Wakashio ran aground on the reef on the east coast of Mauritius. 12 days later, oil began to spill, causing the worst ecological disaster ever to occur in the region.
Producers: Bérangère Condomines
Director: Kim Yip Tong
Writer: Kim Yip Tong
Editing: Kim Yip Tong
Sound: Isseyen Sannassy Pilly
Composer: Patyatann, Woreka
Kim Yip Tong is a multidisciplinary artist and animator from Mauritius . She studied textile design in Paris and London, earning a BA from Central Saint Martins and an MA in Information Experience Design from the Royal College of Art in 2017 . Her work explores postcolonial identity and the ecological crisis through painting, animation, and installation . Her short film Pie dan lo (Black Tide), a hand animated documentary about Mauritius's 2020 oil spill, has screened at Annecy, Tribeca, and Clermont Ferrand, winning multiple awards including the Alice Guy Prize and a Folimage Prize at Annecy . She is a visiting lecturer at ENSA Nantes Mauritius and Rubika Mauritius.