As Sir David Attenborough turns 90, this intimate film presents new interviews, eye-opening behind-the-scenes footage and extraordinary clips from some of his most recent films. The doc, which was made for the occasion of Attenborough’s 90th birthday, was shot over seven years and follows him as he travels to Borneo, Morocco and the Galapagos to shoot wildlife specials. Anthony Geffen, the CEO of Atlantic Productions, commented, “This is such a special Attenborough film because unusually he is the subject. As I look back over the last seven years, I never fail to be amazed by his extraordinary ambition and drive to use the very latest technology to communicate the natural world to audiences around the globe. This film gives audiences the chance to see what it’s like to be on the road with David.”
Direction
Seven years of intimate access finally lets us see the watcher.
Production
Rare behind-the-scenes of how the sausage—and the sloth—gets filmed.
Director
Anne Sommerfield
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Filmed across seven years but released for his 90th birthday—meaning production started when he was 83 and already had nothing to prove.
This was one of the first times Attenborough allowed himself to be the subject rather than the invisible narrator, marking a shift in how nature documentaries approached authorship.
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