Dave Miller’s documentary “Breathing Life into the Chesapeake: Of Oyster, Boats and Men” will be airing on PBS stations in Richmond and Charlottesville on either Nov. 7 or 14 at 9 p.m. Mark your calendars to see this very interesting documentary. If you happen to miss this airing you can purchase a copy from http://breathinglifetv.com/ or contact Dave directly.

Breathing life into the Chesapeake: of oyster, boats and men.

Local Fleeton resident Dave Miller is filming a documentary on the oyster trade, the iconic boats of the Chesapeake bay and the watermen who work the waters around Fleeton.  Documenting the booming oyster trade of the past all the way through current efforts to bring back the oyster populations. Interviews with watermen, sailing aboard workboats, tonging for oysters and the oyster farms of today. Dave takes us on a journey documenting not only the oyster trade but the men and boats that have worked local waters. This film will be aired on PBS in Richmond and the Tidewater in October. The DVD will be available for purchase after airing.

“Breathing Life Into the Chesapeake” is being filmed on location on the Great Wicomico River near Fleeton Virginia, in Coles Point, Reedville, and Gloucester Virginia, on the waters and shoreline of the Chesapeake Bay in 2013.  It is an updated and uplifting film on the current condition of the bay.”

Visit the films website at  http://www.breathinglifetv.com/index.html for some clips of footage shot by Dave. Follow up on the films progress by liking the films Facebook page.

Breathing Life Into the Chesapeake, of Oysters, Boats, and Men