Everything is normal, until people start getting sick, and chaos ensues. The story really isn't much, as it just like a million other horror films. The different angles and the fact that their really weren't any main characters also make this film unique. Through a collection of footage from the day, we are told the story of the outbreak by one of the only survivors, who had to let the world know of this tragedy that was covered up by the U.S.
The cinematography is made up of everything you'd see at a small town festival, camcorders, cell phone cameras, news footage, police dash-cams, and security cameras. The film is shot as a documentary that was posted on a fictional Wikileaks type site, and tells the story of the outbreak in a small Maryland town, on July 4th. What makes this film unique is the way in which it was shot. In this film, dumping into the Chesapeake Bay has caused a harmless fish parasite to evolve into a human killer. What makes this film unique is the way The Bay is a message hidden within a film, similar to 2008's the Happening, The Bay tells of the consequences of destroying our environment. The Bay is a message hidden within a film, similar to 2008's the Happening, The Bay tells of the consequences of destroying our environment.