The Trump administration has announced plans to open all federal waters off the California coast. In response, we are developing The Cost of Silence National Action Campaign. The campaign unites film screenings, custom impact technology and community engagement forums to drive large-scale public action.

After 20 years in the oilfields and 15 years documenting Deepwater Horizon, filmmaker Mark Manning reflects on Santa Barbara’s stand against Trump’s offshore drilling expansion — and how local action can spark a national movement.