Della Golding on location
Producer · Director · Nature Storyteller

The storyteller behind
your nature project.

Whether you're a brand stepping into the environmental space for the first time, or an organisation with a story that deserves to be told properly — I craft and create nature content that audiences genuinely connect with.

The same documentary craft behind Netflix, National Geographic, and the BBC — applied to your story.

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Produced & directed for Netflix National Geographic BBC Studios Apple TV+ Disney+ MA Wildlife Filmmaking · UWE / BBC NHU
01
The story
Get the structure right and your audience is engaged.

Great storytelling builds emotional connection before it asks for anything. It's a craft honed across 15 years of nature and environmental documentary — and it's exactly what I bring to your project.

02
The science
Accuracy protects your reputation.

Environmental content has to get the science right. With a background working alongside leading researchers and institutions, I make sure your story is credible, accurate, and trusted.

03
The network
The right connections make ambitious projects possible.

With a background in natural sciences and grant writing, and relationships across broadcasters, scientists, brands, corporations, governments, and filmmakers — I have the network and skills to create bespoke content, pair brands with the right partners, and develop production strategies and campaigns.

This is for
Brands NGOs & Conservation Government Agencies Universities & Research Health & Medical Corporate ESG
How it works

Three steps.
One clear path.

1

We have a conversation

Tell me your goals, your audience, and where you want to be. I start with a free Content Gap Analysis — a personalised audit of your current content across platforms, delivered before we speak.

2

I develop the story

The narrative framework, the scientific accuracy review, and the platform strategy — all shaped before a camera turns on. You approve before anything moves forward.

3

We reach your audience

Content produced to broadcast standard — the same craft behind Netflix, NatGeo, and the BBC — delivered for the platforms your audience actually uses.

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Nature filmmaking
Why work with me

I know how hard it is to make people
stop, watch, and actually care.

Formally trained through an MA in Wildlife Filmmaking at UWE, in partnership with the BBC Natural History Unit. Over 15 years producing and directing for the world's most demanding natural history broadcasters — then applying that same craft to brands, governments, and conservation organisations.

The right story, told well, can do extraordinary things for a brand. It builds trust, creates community, and earns an audience that advertising simply can't buy.
15+
Years producing and directing natural history documentary at broadcast level
71M
People reached annually by the Earthshot Prize — content directed by Della
5
Global networks — Netflix, NatGeo, BBC Studios, Apple TV+, Disney+
Free — no obligation

Content Gap Analysis

Before our first conversation, I conduct a comprehensive audit of your content presence across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest, and other platforms — identifying gaps, audience misalignment, and storytelling opportunities specific to your brand or organisation. You receive a personalised branded report before any fee is charged.

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Also available as a white-label deliverable for agencies.
What I analyse
Your content across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest, and other relevant platforms — what's there, what's missing, how it performs, and where the storytelling opportunities are.
What you receive
A professionally formatted report with specific, personalised findings — content gaps, audience misalignment, and clear opportunities identified for your organisation.
The next step
Following the free analysis, the Story Audit goes deeper — a structured review with a clear narrative plan: what's working, what isn't, and exactly what to do next.
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Selected productions

Work & credits

Footage owned by broadcasters and streamers. Trailers link to official YouTube releases.

The Earthshot Prize
Environmental Solutions · Director

The Earthshot Prize

BBC1 · BBC Studios · 2022 & 2023

Directed the Australian finalist films and digital content for HRH Prince William's global environmental prize. The Earthshot Prize reaches 71 million people annually across 50+ countries.

2022 2023
Out of the Ashes
Feature Documentary · Producer/Director

Out of the Ashes

SBS · International Distribution · 2024

Environmental science documentary on regenerative land management — written, directed and produced from inception to delivery.

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Giants
Nature Series · Producer/Director

Giants

Curiosity Stream · Apple TV+ · 2023 & 2025

Produced and directed the Australian episodes — Sharks and Crocodiles — of this 5-part presenter-led expedition series combining nature and VFX.

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Limitless with Chris Hemsworth
Presenter-Led Adventure · Producer

Limitless with Chris Hemsworth

Disney+ · Nutopia · 2022/23

Producer for the Memory episode of this landmark National Geographic series starring Chris Hemsworth.

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Extraordinary Australia
Wildlife & Science · Producer/Director

Extraordinary Australia

National Geographic Channel · Off the Fence · 2024

Blue-chip animal behaviour and science storytelling for a global audience.

Firekeepers of Kakadu
Award-Winning Documentary · Producer/Director

Firekeepers of Kakadu

SBS · BBC NHU / UWE MA · 2018

MA thesis film on Indigenous cultural burning practices. Broadcast on SBS and screened at international film festivals.

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Landmark Nature Series · Producer, Australian Sequences

Our Water World

Netflix · WildSpace Productions · 2026
Producer for the Australian sequences of this landmark 5-part blue-chip natural history series — writing and producing shoots across Australia's most extraordinary marine environments.
Production complete · Releasing late 2026
Also Secrets of the Bees · Nat Geo / Disney+ Tiny World · Apple TV+ ↗ Night on Earth · Netflix ↗ When Sharks Attack S7 · Nat Geo ↗ The Kimberley · ABC / Blue Ant / Arte WildPet TV · Amazon Prime
What I do

Services & consulting

01

Documentary & Film Production

Long-form and series documentary content developed from your brief, produced to broadcast standard, delivered for the platforms your audience uses.

Story development Full production YouTube & social delivery
02

Story Consulting & Development

Shape your storytelling approach from brief to narrative framework before a camera turns on. Content built to land — not just look good.

Narrative structure Script development Content strategy
03

Campaign & Social Content

Short-form and social-first content with documentary rigour — cut for Instagram, YouTube Shorts, and TikTok without losing the story.

Short-form documentary Social formats Science communication
04

Location, Access & Australia

Extraordinary access to remote environments, wildlife, scientific institutions, and Indigenous knowledge holders. Relationships built over 15+ years that can't be replicated.

Wilderness locations Scientific access 35% rebate eligible
05

Production Funding Strategy

Most organisations assume they can't afford broadcast-quality documentary. They're often wrong — because they don't know where the funding is. I do. Grants, co-productions, philanthropy, and broadcaster partnerships that most agencies never see.

Grant identification Co-production structuring Philanthropic connections Broadcaster partnerships Budget modelling
Brand environmental alignment

I help brands find, fund,
and tell their environmental story.

Whether your organisation doesn't know where to start, or knows what it wants to align with but needs to reach the right audience — I can help at any point. I also know where the funding is — grants, co-productions, philanthropy, and broadcaster partnerships most brands never see.

If you don't know where to start
I audit your brand, identify the right initiative or cause, broker the partnerships, structure the funding, and produce the content. End to end.
If you know what you want
You have a cause in mind but need to reach the right audience. I come in on strategy, story structure, funding, and production.
The process
1
Brand audit
Values, audience & goals
2
Initiative matching
Right cause or project
3
Funding strategy
Grants, co-pros, philanthropy
4
Partnership brokering
NGOs, scientists, Explorers
5
Campaign strategy
Story arc & platform plan
6
Production
Broadcast quality, delivered

Organisations can enter at any stage.

Rolex
Perpetual Planet — NatGeo Explorers and conservation champions
Sheba
Hope Grows & Reef Builders — coral reef restoration at scale
YETI
One of the most trusted conservation content ecosystems in the world
Prada
Re-Nylon & coral restoration — luxury fashion with genuine environmental purpose
Della Golding
15+ Years in production
About

The person
behind the lens

I'm a Producer/Director based on the Gold Coast, Queensland — specialising in nature, wildlife, and environmental documentary for the world's leading broadcasters, and the organisations that need their stories told properly.

My path started in the field — years as a wildlife ranger and zookeeper before I ever picked up a camera. In 2009 I produced my first documentary series on instinct. It worked. But I knew craft mattered, so in 2018 I was accepted into one of the most competitive postgraduate programmes in the world: an MA in Wildlife Filmmaking at UWE, in partnership with the BBC Natural History Unit.

That combination — field knowledge, production experience, and formal mastery of the craft — is what I bring to every project, whether it's a Netflix blue-chip series or a brand's first genuine nature story.

15+
Years producing
Netflix · NatGeo
BBC · Disney+
Major networks
MA · UWE
BBC NHU
Postgraduate

"Della's access negotiation skills are second to none — she got us brilliant story access and great contributors from government scientists, leading shark experts and indigenous communities. She really understands how to produce impactful sequences, full of energy."

James Mair & Ruth Harries — Series Producers, Off the Fence / BBC Studios
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Who I work with
Government & Policy
Environmental science, land management, conservation policy, and AusAID-funded international programs
Universities & Research
Translating peer-reviewed research into content for public, policy, and media audiences
Conservation & NGO
Organisations that need storytelling that moves audiences to act, not just awareness campaigns
Health & Medical
Clinical and health research translated for patient, community, and policy audiences
Outdoor, Travel & Lifestyle
Brands whose identity and audiences are deeply connected to the natural world
Corporate ESG & Sustainability
Companies with genuine environmental commitments that deserve to be communicated credibly
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Let's find
your story.

The brands, organisations, and scientists I work with end up with something they didn't expect — content their audience shares without being asked to, stories that outlive the campaign, and a genuine connection to the cause they care about.

Contact
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Based in
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Production company
Natural History Studios Australia
LinkedIn
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Not sure where to start?
Request a free Content Gap Analysis — I'll audit your content presence across platforms and send you a personalised report before we even speak.
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