Produced by I Want Eat Films for Texas Foodways
PRODUCTION AND EDITING: Keeley Steenson
CAMERA, SOUND, CO-PRODUCTION: Eugenio del Bosque
2016 - Unreleased
PRODUCTION AND EDITING: Keeley Steenson
CAMERA, SOUND, CO-PRODUCTION: Eugenio del Bosque
2016 - Unreleased
ROUGH CUT FOR PORTFOLIO REVIEW PURPOSES ONLY
The Blessing of the Fleet is an annual ceremony that blesses shrimpers and their vessels while bidding them a safe and bountiful trip as they leave the docks for the opening of the shrimp season in Texas.
In Brownsville, the first Blessing of the Fleet was held on July 4th 1953, in conjunction with a fiesta for the local shrimping industry. The Brownsville Herald reported the next day that over 10,000 people were in attendance.