Black Tide

  • Pie Dan Lo (Black Tide)
Genre : Drama
Type : Animation
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2023
Format : Short
Running time : 14 (in minutes)

In 2020, a bulk carrier ran aground off the coast of Mauritius, causing the region's worst ecological disaster. This short, hand-animated documentary bears witness to the impact of the event on local communities.

On July 25, 2020, the bulk carrier MV Wakashio ran aground on the reef off the east coast of Mauritius. Twelve days later, oil spilled, causing the worst ecological disaster ever recorded in the region.

With the testimonies of | avec les témoignages de :
Jerome Bonieux, Jeff Azzopardi, Shica Teeluck Marday, Jean Daniel Yeung Yin, Kennedy Azzopardi, Sylvain Seblin, Marie Giblot Ducray, Dominique Fayd'herbe de Maudave, Bernard Toinette, Davina Aubeeluck Bauluck, Christophe Bauluck

Screenwriter, Director | Autrice, réalisatrice :
Kim YIP TONG




Titles | Titres :
Black Tide
Pie Dan Lo


Duration: 13 minutes
Year: 2024
Short Fiction Film, Animation

Country and Language
Mauritius

Mauritian Creole - English - French
Subtitled in French & English

Production :
Gao Shan Pictures
Gao Shan Animation Studio
We Film


Distribution, Sales | Distribution, Ventes :
► Océan Indien & Afrique : Jade Paquien - La Kourmetragerie - jade(@)kourmetragerie.com
► Reste du monde : Miguel Español Celiméndiz - Wasia Distribution
miguel.wasia(@)gmail.com



Fuente / Fontes / Our Source / Quelle / Nos Sources (MAIS INFORMAÇÕES / READ MORE / PLUS D'INFOS) :
► Africiné Magazine (Dakar)
► https://kimyiptong.com/PIE-DAN-LO-BLACK-TIDE
► www.gaoshanpictures.com/pie-dan-lo
► https://en.unifrance.org/movie/59307/black-tide
► https://fifoi.re/en/movies/pie-dans-lo-2/
► https://fifoi.re/movies/pie-dans-lo/
► https://festivalcinemania.com/fr/personnes/kim-yip-tong
► www.unifrance.org/annuaires/personne/491730/kim-yip-tong
Updated by Thierno DIA, 03 Nov 2025

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