“David CachinBro — First Lamp Post” DNF Hound (USA)

──What inspired you to create this film for GIFF 2025?
There is a famous British naturalist named David CachinBro. We often see him observing animals in the jungle. I thought it would be fun to imitate him — using his British accent and observing geocachers in their natural habitat, just like he does with jungle animals.

In the United States, those square, box-shaped geocaches attached to lamp posts are very common and honestly quite boring. They’re everywhere. So I thought this concept would at least be interesting for American geocachers.

In my film, my actor is genuinely shocked when the box lifts up. Every geocacher I know has had that same experience: “The box lifts up?!” We were all surprised the first time.

──How many people worked on your film, and how long did the production take?
I shot the film on an iPhone. I asked two of my geocacher friends to act in it, and for the final line I had a friend — who is not a geocacher — do the voiceover. Since I tend to procrastinate, I only started filming about a week before the deadline, and we shot everything in about one or two hours.

A few days later, I had one of the actors come back for about 30 minutes so I could film four or five close-up shots that were needed to improve the piece. It took me a few days to edit everything on my laptop. But in the end, the whole project was finished within a week, and I submitted it one or two days before the deadline.

──What was the most memorable or challenging part of making your film?
One memorable moment was when the actor pretended to see a bug and jumped — he had a pocket knife attached to his keychain and accidentally cut his finger a little. I ran back to the car to get a small bandage and wrapped his finger. After that, we continued filming.

──Is there a moment in your film that you hope geocachers around the world will notice or appreciate?
I hope that every geocacher can relate to the actor’s joy when he discovers the geocache under the lamp post. We’ve all experienced that moment while geocaching. That feeling never fades. It’s pure joy.

──Please share a message for geocachers in Japan.
Geocaching is similar to other games or sports. I’m sure that people who play golf, no matter what country they live in, share many things in common. They enjoy challenges, they love doing fun activities outdoors with friends, and they love the challenge itself — as well as the joy that comes from completing it. The same is true for geocachers.

I hope to visit Japan someday. Japan is high on my travel list. Even if I never make it there, I know the country is full of people who think just like I do — people like me, who enjoy spending time outdoors with friends.

出演：DNF Hound、tonitta2199、Jin Kakino