The Cohoke Light is a mysterious light reported by witnesses in rural East Virginia. This award-winning documentary tells the story of The Cohoke Light and shows never before seen footage of the Light.
You will never look at the night sky the same way again!
YOU WILL SEE The Cohoke Light.
We worked with the people of West Point, Virginia, to study this flying light that witnesses say floats through the night sky and interacts with people.
SEE a unique Eastern Virginia marsh where two tidal rivers meet.
HEAR stories of ghostly brides, railroad brakemen, and Confederate soldiers.
HEAR legends from Pamunkey Indians and see ancient images of the lights.
THRILL as local residents share stories of encounters with giant flying objects.
SEE images of never before recorded bioluminescent aerial organisms.
You will never look at the sky the same way again.
Join us as we hunt for The Cohoke Light!
Chapters
00:00 Chapter 1 – Introduction
00:20 Chapter 2 – Introduction – Hypothesis
02:32 Chapter 3 – Introduction to West Point and Pamunkey River
03:39 Chapter 4 – Carl Fischer, Windsor Shades, and the Pamunkey River
06:19 Chapter 5 – Willy Ernstes and Pamunkey River Mysteries
09:05 Chapter 6 – Meeting Tory Dunn
13:12 Chapter 7 – Wilton Dunn
14:01 Chapter 8 – Low Light Camera
14:49 Chapter 9 – Other Lights
16:06 Chapter 10 – First Watch – Early May
20:46 Chapter 11 – Pamunkey Reservation
21:46 Chapter 12 – George Warren Cook
23:18 Chapter 13 – William Kirk Moore
24:33 Chapter 14 – Allyn Cook-Swarts
26:09 Chapter 15 – Second Watch – Late June
30:05 Chapter 16 – Brandon Slavey and Ben Vincent – Song and Interview
33:45 Chapter 17 – Third Watch – Early August
37:13 Chapter 18 – Fourth Watch – Mid-September
40:41 Chapter 19 – Final Watch – Late October
44:12 Chapter 20 – Conclusion – Review/Highlights, Looking Ahead, Farewell
Produced and Directed by Scott Deschaine
Producer, Cinematographer – Andrew Dresher
Producer, Cinematographer – Kevin O’Brien
Drone Footage – Nathanael Showalter, Hover Solutions, LLC
Sound – Brooke Dresher
Associate Producers – Tory Dunn, Kim Taylor
Original Soundtrack by James Matthew Thomas
Used under license
“The Light”
©2026 Brandon Slavey and Ben Vincent
Used with permission
Special thanks to:
The Town of West Point
Pamunkey Indian Museum
Pamunkey Indian Reservation
George Warren Cook
Allyn Cook-Swarts
Tory Dunn
Wilton Dunn
Willy Ernstes
Carl Fischer
William Kirk Moore
Damien Musante
Brandon Slavey
Kim Taylor
Ben Vincent
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