Welcome to tiny Tangier Island in the Chesapeake Bay. Pivotal in the War of 1812, it‘s where Francis Scott Key was inspired to write “The Star-Spangled Banner” and where hundreds of self-emancipated men joined the British to take up arms against their former masters. Now, rising sea levels threaten the island, and the race is on to ensure Tangier will remain a witness to American history.
Secrets of the Dead: Saving Tangier Island is a Yap Films production for The WNET Group, in association with CBC Atlantic. Narrated by Jay O. Sanders. Directors are Elizabeth Trojian, Andre Anderson, and Robin Bicknell. Writers are Elliott Halpern, Elizabeth Trojian, and Kelly O’Keefe. Producer is Elizabeth Trojian. Elliott Halpern and Elizabeth Trojian are executive producers for Yap Films. For Secrets of the Dead: Benjamin Phelps is senior producer, Stephanie Carter is executive producer, and Stephen Segaller is executive in charge.
Saving Tangier Island was produced with the participation of the Ontario Film & Television Tax Credit and the Canadian Film or Video Production Services Tax Credit, with original production funding provided by Rogers Documentary Fund. Series funding for Secrets of the Dead is provided by public television viewers.