The Outwaters

The film opens with a panicked 9-1-1 call along with visuals introducing the four main cast members—Robbie, Angela, Scott, and Michelle—indicating that they are missing. A title card is shown explaining that the subsequent footage was recovered from three memory cards found in the Mojave Desert. The film cuts to footage recovered from Robbie's camera. Robbie is an aspiring filmmaker living in Los Angeles who has recruited his brother Scott and his friend Angela to help film a music video for his friend Michelle in the Mojave Desert. While getting ready for the expedition, he celebrates his brother's birthday, parties with Angela, and talks to Michelle about her recently-deceased mother. Footage filmed from Robbie's apartment of two separate earthquakes is also shown.