Alastair Fothergill Filmography

Occupation:: Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Series Producer

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Chimpanzee

Crew: Director

Synopsis: World Chimpanzee Foundation head Christophe Boesch joins filmmakers Alastair Fothergill and Mark Linfield for this documentary offering an intimate look into the world of chimpanzees. The chimpanzee is an exceptionally intelligent species of anthropoid ape, and by spending over three years in the Read More

1/1/12
Big Cats

Crew: Director

Synopsis: Nature filmmakers Keith Scholey and Alastair Fothergill team to co-direct this documentary released as part of Walt Disney Studios' Disneynature banner and following three mothers -- a lioness, a leopard, and a cheetah -- as they prowl the plains of Africa on a mission to protect their cubs and Read More

1/1/11
Earth

Crew: Director

Actors: James Earl Jones

Synopsis: In celebration of Earth Day 2009, Walt Disney Studios' new Disneynature banner makes its official debut with this feature-length nature documentary from award-winning British producer/director Alastair Fothergill (Planet Earth and The Blue Planet). Acclaimed actor James Earl Jones narrates a Read More

4/22/09
Earth

Crew: Director, Screenwriter

Actors: Patrick Stewart

Synopsis: As co-directed by Mark Linfield and Alastair Fothergill, and narrated by the eminent Patrick Stewart (I, Claudius), the nature documentary Earth represents an edited-down version of the 12-hour small screen miniseries Planet Earth, re-slated for cinematic release. The program provides a sweeping Read More

2007
Planet Earth [TV Documentary Series]

Crew: Producer, Series Producer

Actors: David Attenborough, Sigourney Weaver

Synopsis: The creators of Blue Planet: Seas of Life reunite to celebrate our remarkable planet as never before thought possible with a stunning trip into the wilderness shot on revolutionary high-definition cameras over the course of five years, and utilizing 40 cameramen in 200 locations. These are the Read More

2006
Deep Blue

Crew: Director, Screenwriter

Actors: Michael Gambon

Synopsis: Alastair Fothergill's nature documentary Deep Blue consists of 90 minutes of footage of undersea creatures -- living, surviving, fighting, and dying. Similar to like-minded documentaries such as Winged Migration and MicroCosmos, Deep Blue features footage from locations throughout the world. The Read More

6/3/05
The Blue Planet: Seas of Life, Part 8 - Coasts

Crew: Producer, Series Producer

2001
The Blue Planet: Seas of Life [TV Documentary Series]

Crew: Producer

Actors: David Attenborough

Synopsis: Five years in the making, the elaborate British-American documentary series Blue Planet: Seas of Life was created for the purpose of revealing "the complete natural history of our planet." At least those were the words of the series' narrator, the renowned naturalist Sir David Attenborough. By Read More

2001
The Blue Planet: Seas of Life, Part 3 - Open Ocean

Crew: Producer, Series Producer

2001
The Blue Planet: Seas of Life, Part 4 - Frozen Seas

Crew: Producer

2001
The Blue Planet: Seas of Life, Part 1 - Ocean World

Crew: Producer, Series Producer

Synopsis: David Attenborough hosts this series on the oceans of the world and their inhabitants with some incredible photography of never-before-seen, groundbreaking animal behaviors. Part one of the series, Blue Planet: Seas of Life, Pt. 1 -- Ocean World, looks at the oceans' dominating influence on the Read More

2001
The Blue Planet: Seas of Life, Part 2 - The Deep

Crew: Producer, Series Producer

Synopsis: The Blue Planet: Seas of Life is an eight-part nature documentary series originally produced by the BBC and broadcast in the U.S. on the Discovery Channel. The Blue Planet: Seas of Life, Vol. 2 contains the episodes "The Deep" and "Open Ocean." David Attenborough narrates this wildlife program Read More

2001
The Blue Planet: Seas of Life, Part 6 - Coral Seas

Crew: Producer, Series Producer

2001
The Blue Planet: Seas of Life, Part 5 - Seasonal Seas

Crew: Producer, Series Producer

2001
The Blue Planet: Seas of Life, Part 7 - Tidal Seas

Crew: Producer, Series Producer

2001
Life in the Freezer [TV Documentary Series]

Crew: Producer

1993
Trials of Life: Talking to Strangers

Crew: Producer

Synopsis: This video is one in a series produced by the BBC that investigates the often secret lives of wild animals. The presentation is hosted by television personality and naturalist David Attenborough, who guides the viewer through the mysterious world of animal behavior. In this episode, the focus is Read More

1990