John Downer

John Downer

Biography

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 technology and dramatic story-telling techniques His innovative approach to filmmaking has brought him numerous international awards for series such as Supersense, Weird Nature, Earthflight and Penguins – Spy in the Huddle. Never afraid to experiment, his first music video, for Peter Gabriel, even won a Grammy

Production

Pride

2004

As Director

Earthflight

2013

As Director

The Gathering Swarms

2014

As Writer

The Galactic Garden

1985

As Director

Wings 3D

2014

As Producer

Wings 3D

2014

As Writer

Wings 3D

2014

As Director

Bears: Spy in the Woods

2004

As Director

Spy in the Snow

2018

As Director

Spy in the Snow

2018

As Producer

The Galactic Garden

1985

As Writer

Pride

2004

As Producer

The Galactic Garden

1985

As Producer

Serengeti River Crossing

2021

As Director

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