Freeborne Media is a UK based production company specialising in natural history storytelling.
We have two divisions, Freeborne Films and Freeborne Impact.
Freeborne Films
We’re working exclusively, in creative partnership with Netflix and our production partner Wild Space Productions, on a range of science and natural history series and features.
Freeborne Films
Our Back Story
Freeborne’s Creative Director James Honeyborne is a biologist by degree and a storyteller by heart. Previously Executive Producer of BBC landmark ‘Blue Planet II’, a series that broke all records in UK as the most-watched wildlife documentary series for over 20 years. With ‘The Blue Planet Effect’ becoming part of the national conversation, the series created undeniable impact in many parts of the world.
Producer and Company Director Renee Godfrey trained as an anthropologist before working on the acclaimed series Tribe and Human Planet. Her recent credits include: Hostile Planet, Enchanted Kingdom 3D, Wild Atlantic and Wild New Zealand.
James and Reneé established Freeborne to produce powerful and impactful nature and science documentaries. After Freeborne Films has developed ideas with Netflix, Wild Space Productions make them a reality.
"Freeborne is excited to be working with Netflix and for the new creative opportunities that will arise from our partnership. Today, wildlife and wild places are facing unprecedented challenges. There is a pressing need to tell important, surprising and inspiring stories about our world. Working with Netflix means we can create game-changing documentaries that can reach and engage a huge global audience."
Our latest series
Our Great National Parks
We’re excited to share OUR GREAT NATIONAL PARKS, a five part series narrated by Barack Obama. Take a journey across the globe to explore nature’s wonder, beauty and mystery.
Freeborne Films
Our latest feature
We’re thrilled to see our first feature film with Netflix and Wild Space Productions released.
RUN TIME: 78 MINS
Directed by Renee Godfrey and created in collaboration with Brad Bestelink and Natural History Film Unit Botswana.
Narrated by Regé-Jean Page, Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale explores the Okavango Delta, a vast oasis, isolated from the rest of the world by unforgiving desert.
It’s also a refuge, built and maintained daily by its inhabitants; in return, it caters for their every need. Big cats may appear to reign here, but in reality, the fate of every creature, great and small, is intertwined.
This film explores the blueprints for building the perfect world, managing it sustainably, and maintaining it – despite extremes of drought, famine, and flood.
Most crucially, it spotlights those passing the secret formula on to their descendants, who will find it harder than ever before to keep their Eden intact.
Steaming now, only on Netflix.
Freeborne Films
Surviving Paradise:
a family tale
In the News
Our Slate
We have a number of series and features in development at Freeborne Films and in production with Netflix at Wild Space Productions, as well as many more to be announced!
Click right to learn more and keep an eye on our social feeds for new announcements.
Freeborne Films
Surviving Paradise:
a Family Story
Run Time: 78 minutes
Launch Date: March 3, 2022
Read the announcement on Digital Spy
Freeborne Impact
Our award winning team bring an exciting skillset, experienced in engaging social media savvy audiences and always aiming to push the bar in delivering impact via social media storytelling.
Impact Producer Nicola Brown previously worked on the award winning digital series #OurBluePlanet alongside BBC series Blue Planet II. Researcher Annie Moir has been recognised by the United Nations, Jackson Wild and Wildscreen for her film A Voice Above Nature.
In addition to digital production and content creation, our portfolio includes strategy work for brands, nonprofits and governing bodies. Delivering innovative impact via social media storytelling on a global scale.
We’re excited for the publication of our upcoming projects.
Our slate includes work with: Netflix, Higher Ground Productions, The European Commission, The United Nations, The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and BCW Global.
Freeborne Impact
Our Recent Impact Work
Watch this Space!
We’re excited for the publication of our upcoming projects.
In the meantime our Creative Director James talks to Finisterre about the power of storytelling and why he’s excited about our upcoming project #SeaOurFuture.
Freeborne Impact
Sustainability
The environment is at the heart of everything we do and working sustainably is important to us.
Our Film and TV work is part of the Netflix ‘Net Zero + Nature’ commitment.
We continue to review how we’re working; to learn and to adapt how we work according to best practises and guidance from Albert.
Where possible we incorporate sustainability messaging on screen.
Work with us
We’re always on the lookout for new talent.
If you’re interested working with with Freeborne Films or creating digital and impact content with Freeborne Impact, please send your CV and any showreel material to hello@freebornemedia.com. If you’d prefer to apply in an alternative format – for example a video or audio application – please let us know and we can look to accommodate. We welcome any suggestions to ensure applicants feel they have a fair way of applying for positions they’re interested in.
For enquiries for our production partner, Wild Space Productions, please check out their website.
We have an active diversity initiative – our ambition is to develop local talent and skill-sets, to strengthen local voices and tell new stories.