Primates
BBC One - BBC Studios
PRIMATES IS THE DEFINITIVE PORTRAIT OF A HUGELY CHARISMATIC FAMILY OF ANIMALS, TO WHICH WE ALL BELONG.
STARTING 26TH APRIL 2020.
PRIMATES | BBC
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.
Drills appear in episode one as we get to know an old male who is past his prime living on the coast of Southern Bioko.
If you are a UK resident then Primates can still be viewed on BBC’s iplayer
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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….
Older Works
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.