Movie·2025·1h 34m

Out of Plain Sight

A haunting tip prompts a Los Angeles Times reporter to discover that as many as half a million barrels of toxic waste had been dumped into the ocean, just off the coast of Southern California.

Directed By

Daniel Straub

Country

United States of America

Language

English

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The Story

From the Los Angeles Times and Pulitzer Prize-finalist Rosanna Xia, OUT OF PLAIN SIGHT is a cinematic exposé of an environmental disaster lurking just off the coast of Southern California. Not far from Catalina Island, aboard one of the most-advanced research ships in the world, David Valentine discovered a corroded barrel on the seafloor that gave him chills. The full environmental horror sharpens into greater clarity once he calls Xia, who pieces together a shocking revelation: In the years after World War II, as many as half a million barrels of toxic waste had been quietly dumped into the ocean – and the consequences continue to haunt the world today.

Producer

Rosanna Xia, Austin Straub

Cinematography

Austin Straub

Music

James Ellington

Editor

Austin Straub

Themes

oceanlos angeles, californiawater pollutioninvestigative journalismsea lionenvironmental documentarysciencefrightenedforever chemicals

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