CinemaOSMovie · 2024 · 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.

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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.

Directed byDaniel Straub, Rosanna Xia

Status: Released
Runtime: 1h 34m
Language: EN
Released: November 16, 2024

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LA Times Studios

Sypher Studios

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10 credited

Starring

Dr. David Valentine

self

Dr. Alissa Deming

self

Dr. Eunha Hoh

self

Rosanna Xia

Rosanna Xia

self

Allan Chartrand

self

Charlotte Seid

self

Toni Sleugh

self

Noelle Bowlin

self

Brice Semmens

self

Dr. Lihini Aluwihare

self

Creative team

Directed by: Daniel Straub
Rosanna Xia
Written by: Rosanna Xia
Produced by: Bryce Cyrier
Austin Straub

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