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MOVIE · 2014

The Great Invisible

Documentary92 min

After the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, 2010, killing 11 workers and causing the worst oil spill in American history, the story didn’t end with the news cycle. This documentary examines the disaster through the accounts of oil executives, explosion survivors, and Gulf Coast residents left to deal with the aftermath. Bob Cavnar and Roosevelt Harris are among the voices guiding the film as it moves between the oil industry’s secretive world and communities still living with the consequences, tracing how the catastrophe unfolded and what remained once public attention moved on.

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