13 Days on the James River - Headwaters Down [Part 1]

Headwaters Down is an award-winning documentary about the James River. Part 1 explores the first ~40 miles of the Upper James River, from the headwaters to the mountain town of Buchanan, VA.
🗓 13 Days | 🛶 250 Miles | 🎥 3 Episodes
From the serene headwaters in the Blue Ridge Mountains to the Fall Line white-water in Richmond, VA, Headwaters Down is the story of the James River told through the eyes of five friends. Once the most polluted waterway in America, the James is reborn as a monument to a river’s innate resilience and a testament to the incredible progress we can achieve when we focus on revitalizing, not commoditizing, our natural treasures.
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RVA Environmental Film Festival: Grand Prize
Richmond International Film Festival: Best Virginia Film
Waterwalker Film Festival: Honourable Mention
Virginia Film Festival: Official Selection
Lost Weekend Film Festival: Official Selection

[@tastroman]

Top notch fellas! Hate y'all had that encounter but made respect for the way you handled it.

[@davidcollins2648]

Thanks for showcasing what the river is all about. You want to hear a rarity? My ex-wife is to blame for getting the city of Lynchburg to clean up their combined sewer overflows which were the 2nd oldest in the country at the time. Thanks to Joy Foster the James is much cleaner and the Blackwater creek has been restored where otters and even mink can be found. A rave about an ex, how's that for positive transformation? That was 30 years ago and the James is rebounding with species not seen for a long time. Keep up the good work guys. Without nature life isn't worth living.

[@heinz812]

Excellent production. Helluva trip.

[@BillDraper-sb8we]

Awesome!
Nice meeting you at Mayo Bridge

[@Nitoria.]

Thank You, I wanted to see this on Google Maps or other internet source and couldn't. THANK YOU !!!!

[@WVWes]

HOW CRAZY!?! no reason for those guys to act that way. Great video! Gave you the sub, gonna finish the series tomorrow

[@headwatersdown]

Thanks so much! Yeah it was pretty wild. Part 2 is out now and Part 3 is coming next week!

[@uh60ce1]

As a resident of rhe commonwealth that has been here for 50 years and grew up on the James I apologize for the Asshole. You guys ever wanna do it again. Let me know. You will get safe and courteous passage.

[@jasondalton6111]

I'm so excited to get into this series. I grew up in central Virginia and in college i planned out a canoe trip from the cowpasture headwaters of the James all the way to Jamestown, even using a canoe sailing rig on the bigger water. I never took the trip all in one go. I did the sections piecemeal over the years. i can't wait to see how you guys do and how far you get. To say I'm jealous is an understatement!

[@headwatersdown]

Thanks for watching and sharing your story Jason! Canoe sailing rig sounds fun. We are excited to release our next film about Richmond the Bay, look out for upcoming screenings in Richmond and Virginia Beach -th-cam.com/video/YcbZ3i79N3s/w-d-xo.html

[@Ksakiisittoortwo]

Nice muskie