John Downer
Director
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
Known For
7.9
Nature
DocumentaryFamily
7.0
Spy in the Wild
Documentary
8.9
Penguins: Spy in the Huddle
Documentary
7.8
Spy in the Ocean, A Nature Miniseries
Documentary
6.1
Pride
AdventureDrama
7.3
Snow Chick - A Penguin's Tale
Documentary
8.5
Dolphins: Spy in the Pod
Documentary
6.7
Earthflight
Documentary
10.0
Wings 3D
Documentary
6.5
Spy in the Snow
DocumentaryTV Movie
7.1
Serengeti
Documentary
7.5
Polar Bear: Spy on the Ice
Documentary
9.0
Winged Planet
Documentary
7.0
Trek - Spy on the Wildebeest
Documentary
8.3
Bears: Spy in the Woods
DocumentaryTV Movie
8.0
The Galactic Garden
Sci-FiTV Movie
Serengeti River Crossing
Documentary
Caméras-espions au pays du froid
Documentary
Supersense
Documentary