Director
John Downer
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
Directed
Nature
Director · 1982
Pride
Director · 2004
Penguins: Spy in the Huddle
Director · 2013
Spy in the Wild
Director · 2017
Dolphins: Spy in the Pod
Director · 2014
Wings 3D
Director · 2014
Polar Bear: Spy on the Ice
Director · 2011
Snow Chick - A Penguin's Tale
Director · 2015
Winged Planet
Director · 2012
Bears: Spy in the Woods
Director · 2004
Earthflight
Director · 2013
Spy in the Ocean, A Nature Miniseries
Director · 2023
The Galactic Garden
Director · 1985
Serengeti
Director · 2022
Trek - Spy on the Wildebeest
Director · 2007
Spy in the Snow
Director · 2018
Serengeti River Crossing
Director · 2021
Caméras-espions au pays du froid
Director · 2018
