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Kim Yip Tong, Mauritius, 2024

SYNOPSIS
On July 25, 2020, the MV Wakashio bulk carrier 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.

BIOGRAPHY AND FILMOGRAPHY
Kim Yip Tong studied textile design at Olivier de Serres in Paris and Central Saint Martins in London. In 2017, she earned her master’s degree from the Royal College of Art in London. She directed Lucent Matter (2016) and Anthozoa (2017), which were selected for the Sonar D+, Blue Dot, and Jena Fulldome Festivals in Germany.