Why we love dolphins

This film is the personal story of my relationship with dolphins; a relationship that has evolved over the last 20 years that I have been a natural history film-maker, through the countless hours I have spent in their presence, and in their world.

It is also a broader examination of the human cultural relationship with dolphins. Few creatures stir our emotions and imagination in the way that dolphins do, and in the same way my relationship with them has become more nuanced and complex over the years, the film explores the shifting pubic attitudes towards them.

We are no longer comfortable to keep these highly intelligent social animals confined in aquaria, or romanticise and simplify their complex lives, but where has our perception of dolphins settled and are we getting closer to understanding the true nature of these creatures?

This film has been a true passion project for me, I hope you will find it beautiful, thought provoking and enlightening.