Drill Films

Drill Films Drill Films LLC is a wildlife documentary production company that specializes in filming rare and ha Bioko Island is home to 11 primate species.

It is a beautiful tropical island in the Gulf of Guinea off the coast of Nigeria, and for 2,000 years the local Bubi people have lived sustainably on the island hunting from the forests. In the last 30 years, however, the island has modernized; the population has grown far beyond the level of the forest's ability, and commercial shotgun hunting has decimated the island's monkey populations. Drill

Films was founded by a biologist named Justin Jay. He went to Bioko to study the four species of sea turtles that nest on the island's southern beaches. While watching leatherback sea turtles nest at night and exploring the surrounding wilderness by day, Justin really wanted to see a Bioko Island Drill; the largest of the terrestrial mammals, the baboon-like drill has silver fur over its strong shoulders, a triple-bridged, slate-black nose, and bright blue and red genitalia. After spending a month tracking their footprints and feeding debris - he saw his first drill. It was an intimate encounter that set a fire within Justin. Few people have seen the Bioko Island drill in the wild. Justin returned the next year to produce "The Drill Project," a film he wanted to share with Equatoguineans to energize them to protect their natural heritage. Since the film’s premiere in December of 2012, it has broadcast regularly on EGTV, and Justin returned to the island again to screen the film in schools and villages all over the island. Now Drill Films is working on its second film about the conservationists working to preserve Bioko Island, “The Drill Project” campaign, and two filmmakers learning how to produce wildlife conservation films.

So Happy to wake up and hear that we are nominated for the Wildscreen Film Festival's "Production Team Award"! It took ...
07/23/2020

So Happy to wake up and hear that we are nominated for the Wildscreen Film Festival's "Production Team Award"!

It took us nearly 12 months of filming in remote areas living in the forest. From gnarly weather, ninja like primates, creepy crawlers and cooking every meal over a driftwood fire we were more than just a production crew, we were a family. We lived in a tiny self made village held togetherby the common goal of making this film to help this endangered species. We managed to stick together and push each other to the extreme to capture never before seen images of wildlife that show how precious and beutiful this world truly is. Thank you Wildscreen for the nomination and everyone who made this film possible.

https://www.wildscreen.org/festival/panda-awards/

04/22/2020
Congrats to everyone who worked on "The Lost Kings of Bioko" as it just won Best of Festival for the Green Screen widlli...
09/19/2019

Congrats to everyone who worked on "The Lost Kings of Bioko" as it just won Best of Festival for the Green Screen widllife film festival.

We are all very excited to share the story of the drills and hope that through this and more we will raise awareness for the drills and help preserve them for future generations.

Thank you all for the support and look out soon for its airing on the Smithsonian Channel here in the US. We'll keep you posted when the broadcast schedule is up.

Cheers!

https://www.ndr.de/fernsehen/sendungen/schleswig-holstein_magazin/Schleswig-Holstein-Magazin,shmag66234.html

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12/12/2014

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Visit lastdaysofivory.com to get informed and take action. Either we come together now to make these the last days of ivory-funded terrorism or we witness th...

Do you know what animal this is?
08/19/2014

Do you know what animal this is?

On the way back to Charleston after shooting an interview at Conservation International's HQ in DC.
08/02/2014

On the way back to Charleston after shooting an interview at Conservation International's HQ in DC.

Check out our first film, now narrated in English by renowned conservationist Ian Redmond. New music score by Derek Bai...
07/09/2014

Check out our first film, now narrated in English by renowned conservationist Ian Redmond. New music score by Derek Baird.

Last October while attending the Great Ape Summit in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, I got to hear the world's top scientists and conservationists discuss the current state of our planet's primate species....

Mother laud returning to the waves.
04/10/2014

Mother laud returning to the waves.

View from our research camp at night. The storms build in frequency until the rainy season arrives. The difference betw...
04/09/2014

View from our research camp at night. The storms build in frequency until the rainy season arrives. The difference between existing and living.

This year we lost a good friend and a great man. Ernesto lived in Ureca and worked with us on Moaba. He was always qui...
04/02/2014

This year we lost a good friend and a great man. Ernesto lived in Ureca and worked with us on Moaba. He was always quick to share a drink and a story. He was passionate about sea turtle conservation and is greatly missed. Thinking of you Ernesto.

Endangered primate; Bioko Allen's Galago. Still from video footage captured this season.
04/01/2014

Endangered primate; Bioko Allen's Galago. Still from video footage captured this season.

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