John Downer
Directing · Director · Producer · Writer
Active 1982–present
A passionate zoologist, John has been making nature documentaries for the BBC for over 30 years. He made his name by abandoning the traditional style of nature documentaries and pioneering a highly inventive subjective approach using new…
Filmography
Nature (1982) — Writer · Director · ProducerPride (2004) — Director · ProducerPenguins: Spy in the Huddle (2013) — Director · CreatorSpy in the Wild (2017) — DirectorDolphins: Spy in the Pod (2014) — DirectorWings 3D (2014) — Producer · Writer · DirectorPolar Bear: Spy on the Ice (2011) — DirectorSerengeti (2019) — CreatorSnow Chick - A Penguin's Tale (2015) — DirectorWinged Planet (2012) — DirectorBears: Spy in the Woods (2004) — DirectorWeird Nature (2002) — ProducerSerengeti - La grande cavalcade des animaux (2023) — Author · CreatorEarthflight (2013) — DirectorSpy in the Ocean, A Nature Miniseries (2023) — DirectorThe Galactic Garden (1985) — Writer · Director · ProducerSerengeti (2022) — DirectorTrek - Spy on the Wildebeest (2007) — DirectorThe Gathering Swarms (2014) — WriterSpy in the Snow (2018) — Director · ProducerSerengeti River Crossing (2021) — DirectorCaméras-espions au pays du froid (2018) — DirectorSupersense (1988) — DirectorSpy in the Troop — Creative Director