John Downer

John Downer Trailers

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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

Most Popular John Downer Trailers

Total trailers found: 13

Trek - Spy on the Wildebeest Trailer (2007)

13 January 2007

Each year over 1.2 million wildebeest travel across the vast Serengeti plains and Kenya's Masai Mara on a 1,800 kilometer circular journey, relentlessly followed by every big African predator.

Earthflight Trailer (2013)

26 November 2013

Nature documentary that takes a breathtaking flight on the wings of birds across six continents and experiences some of the world's greatest natural spectacles from a bird's-eye view.

Pride Trailer (2004)

21 June 2004

The story of Suki, a lioness cub, who rebels against her mother and her Pride to mate with an unsuitable lion from the other side of the river.

Serengeti River Crossing Trailer (2021)

22 April 2021

Serengeti River Crossing is a stunningly immersive experience that takes the viewer to the heart of Africa to witness an epic natural drama from a new perspective.

Snow Chick - A Penguin's Tale Trailer (2015)

23 December 2015

A chronicle of the birth and development of one penguin chick, born late and smaller than any of its fellow toddlers.

The Galactic Garden Trailer (1985)

02 January 1985

A pair of space travellers arrive on Earth to study the planet's lifeforms, landing in an English garden.

Caméras-espions au pays du froid Trailer (2018)

01 January 2018

Polar Bear: Spy on the Ice Trailer (2011)

22 February 2011

Shot mainly using spy cameras, this film gets closer than ever before to the world's greatest land predator.

Wings 3D Trailer (2014)

17 June 2014

This feature-length RealD™ 3D experience was filmed with revolutionary aerial devices and techniques to fly right alongside birds.

Bears: Spy in the Woods Trailer (2004)

30 November 2004

Attenborough's team travels the globe for up-close looks at polar bears, grizzlies, pandas and other fascinating bear species.

Spy in the Snow Trailer (2018)

30 December 2018

The franchise returns with a brand new wintertime entry about animals that live in the coldest places in the world.

The Gathering Swarms Trailer (2014)

21 May 2014

A look at some of the planet's great gatherings, creatures that come together in inconceivable numbers - sometimes in millions, billions, and even trillions.

Winged Planet Trailer (2012)

06 October 2012

More than three years in the making, Earthflight uses state-of-the-art technology and sophisticated camera techniques to bring the world to us as seen by birds.