The NAKED TRUTH: Microplastics Revealed

Documentary Pre-Production The Naked Truth: Microplastics Revealed

Script written by R.K.D. Kho (2012):

Synopsis

A routine water quality survey uncovers a staggering concentration of microscopic plastic particles along a coastal town's shoreline of Hong Kong. The discovery sets off a worldwide quest led by a network of skeptical marine biologists who have long dismissed the scale of the problem, and investigative journalist R.K.D. (Remy) Kho, whose tenacity for uncovering hidden truths drives the story forward. Together they enlist cutting‑edge short wave infrared (SWIR) imaging, AI powered drones, and a fleet of smart buoys to map the invisible tide of microplastics that permeates oceans, rivers, and even the air we breathe. Their data reveal a tangled web of sources from everyday consumer goods and tire wear to illicit industrial discharge-showing how modern life has turned the planet's most abundant resource into a repository for billions of plastic fragments. As the team races against corporate pressure, governmental denial, and their own lingering doubts, they must translate raw, high resolution data into a narrative that can't be ignored. The Naked Truth follows their relentless pursuit of evidence, the ethical dilemmas of exposing a global crisis, and the hope that transparent science can spark policy change. In the end, the film asks a simple yet profound question: when the truth is invisible, how do we make it seen?

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