Directed by Jeremiah Hammerling & Rita Baghdadi
on Paramount + February 18, 2026
Wild Boys is a 2-part documentary series chronicling the astonishing true story of two younger brothers who emerged from the forest of British Colombia in the summer of 2003 claiming they had been raised entirely off the grid - without schools, doctors, or any record of their existence.
When a local mother takes them in hoping to help the brothers build a new life, a small town obsession is ignited with journalists and authorities digging deeper and raising unsettling questions about how far people are willing to go to believe a story they want to be true.
Jeremiah Hammerling
Director, Executive Producer, Composer
Jeremiah Hammerling is a two-time Emmy award–winning filmmaker, composer, and musician whose work explores identity, myth, and the fragile boundary between truth and belief.
He is the co-director, executive producer as well as co-composer of WILD BOYS, a two-part documentary series for Paramount+ that revisits one of the most perplexing stories of the early 2000s, interrogating themes of survival, deception, and the deep human longing for transcendence.
Hammerling is known for co-directing the Emmy award-winning CITY RISING and MY COUNTRY NO MORE (Independent Lens). He is currently in post-production on DEATH PARTY, a documentary exploring the life of Chicago artist Sergio Mayora.
In addition to his film work, Hammerling is the creative force behind the psych-pop music project HIDDEN FORTRESS, recently featured in Rolling Stone and LA Weekly. He is a Film Independent Fellow, an alumnus of the Werner Herzog Film School, and his work has been supported by Tribeca and the International Documentary Association.
Rita Baghdadi
Director, Executive Producer
Rita Baghdadi is an Emmy-winning filmmaker known for the intimacy of her bold, character-driven documentaries.
SIRENS premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, won the Grand Jury Prize at Outfest, and was praised by critics as “utterly charming,” “smartly crafted” and “narrative perfection.” The film was released theatrically across the U.S. by Oscilloscope and is now streaming on VOD.
She also recently directed FINDING THE LIGHT (Disney+ 2024), part of the Peabody-winning PHOTOGRAPHER series, which was nominated for two Cinema Eye Honors and an Independent Spirit Award.
Rita is co-founder of Lady and Bird Films, a production company leading the charge on ethical filmmaking. She is a Concordia fellow, Sundance fellow, Film Independent fellow, Chicken & Egg Awardee, DOC NYC ‘40 Under 40’, and a member of the DGA and Brown Girls Doc Mafia. Currently, she is finishing several new projects including STALLIONS, shooting in Morocco, and WILD BOYS, a 2-part series for Paramount+.
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