Time is punctured by moments. Moments that change things. Moments that make us stop.
8.07pm on the night of the 15th of February, 1996, was one of these moments. 25 years on, the Sea Empress oil spill is still fresh in the memory of Pembrokeshire.
From surfers to fishermen, oil refinery workers to ship captains, conservationists to politicians, hear the personal stories from the people who were there. With dream-like visuals and atmospheric music from Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci’s John Lawrence, Sea Empress 25 tells the story of an environmental disaster whose impact is still felt today.
Sea Empress 25 is a film by Gavin Porter, made in collaboration with Postcards and Podcasts.
With grateful thanks to Abigail Sidebotham whose work on the Sea Empress Project Archive is held at the National Library of Wales and People’s Collection online, if you would like to find out more information.
Content warning: contains strong language.
Directed by Gavin Porter
Camera Wayne Boucher, Rowan Chitania, Mei Lewis
Edited by Gavin Porter
Design Di Ford
Written by Naomi Chiffi
Narration Phil Okwedy
Music John Lawrence, Kosta T, Alejandro Remeseiro
Interviews Naomi Chiffi, Rachel John
Producers Naomi Chiffi, Devinda De Silva
With thanks to the people of Pembrokeshire and NTW TEAM