Older Projects
Drill Films was established as a production company in 2012. Since then we’ve produced many conservation videos, commercial spots and broadcast sequences. To see where we came from take a look at our Vimeo and Youtube channels for works that go back to our roots or scroll below.
Living Lowcountry Ep 4: Sea Turtles Part II
The South Carolina Aquarium's Sea Turtle Hospital rescues sick and injured sea turtles from the lowcountry's coast. While under the care of dedicated volunteers and experienced veterinarians these endangered species act as ambassadors between our two species reminding us of our impact and responsibility to the environment we all call home.
Living Lowcountry Ep3: Sea Turtles part I
Here in the lowcountry we share our coast with an amazing animal that is older than the dinosaurs. In part 1 of our 2 part series we interview Charlotte Hope of the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources about the loggerhead sea turtles. Stay tuned for part II where we visit the sea turtle hospital and take a look at how our coast is rapidly changing due to climate change
JJ and the Preuss’s
Capturing images of rare primates is both exciting and frustrating. The endangered Bioko Preuss's monkey (Cercopithecus preussi insularis) has eluded conservationist Justin Jay within the jungles of an extinct volcano crater as he tries to photograph it in the wild. For more information visit thedrillproject.org
Living Lowcountry Ep 2: “Our Water”
The Lowcountry has some really amazing waterways and healthy ecosystems. Are we doing everything we can to keep them healthy? Justin Jay and Cyrus Buffum of the Charleston Waterkeeper discuss the quality of our water and what we can do to help protect our right to clean water.
El Proyecto Del Mono Drill,
Drill Fil'm’s first ever film. As one of the world's rarest monkeys, wild Bioko Island drills have never before been filmed. Learn about their struggle to survive and help spread awareness. "El proyecto del mono dril" is a conservation outreach film for the people of Equatorial Guinea.
Other Projects
Monkeys of Bioko
Smithsonian Channel
Primates is a BBC Studios production that broadcasted April 26th 2020 and follows groups of our closest relatives from around the world. For us, most importantly, we get to see DRILLS!
From silverbacks in the Congo, to the newly described Tapanuli orangutan of Sumatra, Primates is a culmination of two years of filming to bring rare, if ever seen before images, to a global audience. This includes efforts on Bioko Island from Justin Jay and Drill Films to capture images of wild drill monkeys.
Lost Kings of Bioko
NDR Naturfilm
Off the coast of Central Africa lies an isolated island, covered by primeval rainforest and surrounded by dark ocean waters, inhabited by a greater variety of species than nearly any other place on Earth. This terra incognita is called Bioko. The ruler of this realm is one of the world's least known primate species, the drill. This film explores their secret lives and their island home which includes the nesting grounds of various sea turtles and the rugged caldera….
Primates
BBC ONE
Primates is a BBC Studios production that broadcasted April 26th 2020 and follows groups of our closest relatives from around the world. For us, most importantly, we get to see DRILLS!
From silverbacks in the Congo, to the newly described Tapanuli orangutan of Sumatra, Primates is a culmination of two years of filming to bring rare, if ever seen before images, to a global audience.