Neil Bonner 

Producer/Director with extensive experience delivering high-end documentaries and factual series for Netflix, BBC, Channel 4, Discovery and National Geographic, amongst others. My work spans adventure factual, observational, current affairs, specialist factual and branded content - often filmed in remote... Read More

Neil Bonner 

Producer/Director with extensive experience delivering high-end documentaries and factual series for Netflix, BBC, Channel 4, Discovery and National Geographic, amongst others. My work spans adventure factual, observational, current affairs, specialist factual and branded content - often filmed in remote, high-stakes or sensitive environments.

I’ve directed, produced & filmed in more than 50 countries, from conflict zones and prisons to the Amazon and Arctic, shaping editorial and delivering over 15 hours of edit produced programmes, from scripting through to final delivery. Alongside observational filmmaking, I also direct more produced material, writing beat sheets and pre-shoot scripts to shape sequences while maintaining natural, authentic performances.

Recent projects:

BBC Arts / History Adventure Development
Developed a funded, high-octane adventure-history series that reimagines a major historical figure through explosive set-pieces and cinematic storytelling. Shaped the creative vision, wrote the treatment and defined a bold editorial and visual approach designed to make history feel modern, visceral and cool.

Living Every Second: The Kris Hallenga Story (BBC2)
Developed, pitched, produced and directed this 60-minute documentary about cancer campaigner Kris Hallenga, charting her life and death with secondary breast cancer and the legacy of CoppaFeel!. Using more than a decade of archive, personal footage, podcasts and new observational filming, the film follows Kris through her final months and the choices she made around living, dying and legacy. Critically acclaimed and selected as The Guardian’s TV Pick of the Year.

Walking With… Desert Lions/Orangutans/Polar Bears (Channel 4)
Series Produced and Directed this ambitious factual series pairing Levison Wood with iconic wildlife across remote environments from the Arctic to the African savannah. Oversaw complex expedition logistics, location direction, story development and delivery of the three films in the series through edit & post. 

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