Keith Scholey: 44 years working with David Attenborough

RNZ News

23-05-2025

Over the past 100 years, oceans have progressed from being a complete mystery to being regarded as vital for our survival, according to Sir David Attenborough.
That's almost Sir David's lifetime. The 99-year-old's latest film
Ocean with David Attenborough
showcases the beauty, life and wonder of the ocean, as well as the increasing threats it faces.
But the film also provides hope and a glimpse at what a revived ocean could look like in just 50 years.
The film was released in cinemas to coincide with David Attenborough's 99th birthday.
Keith Scholey is an Emmy and Bafta award-winning natural history and environmental filmmaker who has worked with Sir David for 44 years. Keith directed
Ocean with David Attenborough
and speaks with Susie.
Keith Scholey and David Attenborough on location while filming 'Ocean with David Attenborough'. (PHOTO: Supplied/Keith Scholey © Silverback Films and Open Planet Studios)
A baitball still from Ocean with David Attenborough. (PHOTO: Supplied/Keith Scholey © Silverback Films and Open Planet Studios)
Film poster for Ocean with David Attenborough. (PHOTO: Supplied)
A sheepshead wrasse in a kelp forest in California. (PHOTO: Supplied / Olly Scholey)
A blue whale mother and calf in the Gulf of California, Mexico. (PHOTO: Supplied/Olly Scholey)
A pod of Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins swimming across the coral reefs of the Red Sea, Egypt. (PHOTO: Supplied / Olly Scholey)
A clown anemonefish on a coral reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. (PHOTO: Supplied / Olly Scholey)
A clown anemonefish on a coral reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. (PHOTO: Supplied / Olly Scholey)