Dereck Joubert
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1956-03-03 (69 years old)
Place of Birth
Johannesburg, South Africa
Dereck Joubert
Biography
Dereck Joubert is a South African-born filmmaker, author, conservationist and National Geographic explorer-in-residence based in Botswana. He is also the brother of well known South African artist and conservationist Keith Joubert.
He has been filming, researching and exploring Africa for over 35 years with his wife, Beverly Joubert. The couple have made over 40 films for National Geographic, with a strong focus on iconic species like big cats and elephants
Joubert is the CEO of Great Plains Conservation. With lodges and tented camps in Kenya, Botswana and Zimbabwe, the company returns large tracts of land to nature through conservation tourism and community programs
Known For
Acting
(2022)
Ultimate Enemies: Revealed
as Self
(2022)
(2022)
Big Cat Odyssey: Revealed
as Self
(2018)
Birth of a Pride
as Narrator (voice)
(2017)
Soul of The Cat
as Narrator (voice)
(2015)
Blood Lions
as Himself
(2015)
Soul of the Elephant
as Himself - Narrator
(2010)
Big Cat Odyssey
as Self
(1999)
Crew
(2022)
Eye of the Leopard: Revealed
Director, Producer, Writer
(2022)
Eternal Enemies: Revealed
Director, Producer, Director of Photography, Writer
(2022)
The Way of the Cheetah
Producer
(2022)
Ultimate Enemies: Revealed
Director, Writer
(2022)
Living With Big Cats: Revealed
Director, Writer
(2022)
Relentless Enemies: Revealed
Director, Writer, Producer
(2022)
Big Cat Odyssey: Revealed
Writer, Director
(2021)
Pumas: Legends of the Ice Mountains
Producer, Writer
(2020)
Jade Eyed Leopard
Director, Writer
(2020)
Okavango: River of Dreams - Director's Cut
Director, Producer, Writer
(2018)
Birth of a Pride
Writer, Director of Photography, Director, Producer
(2017)
Tribe vs Pride
Director, Writer
(2017)
Soul of The Cat
Writer, Producer, Director of Photography, Director
(2015)
Soul of the Elephant
Writer, Director
(2013)
Game of Lions
Director, Producer, Writer
(2012)
The Unlikely Leopard
Writer, Director
(2011)
The Last Lions
Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography
(2010)
Big Cat Odyssey
Writer, Director
(2010)
National Geographic: Lion Warriors
Executive Producer
(2006)
Eye of the Leopard
Producer, Director, Writer, Director of Photography
(2006)
Relentless Enemies: Lions and Buffalo
Director of Photography, Director, Writer
(2003)
Ultimate Enemies: Elephants and Lions
Director, Writer, Director of Photography
(2000)
Whispers: An Elephant's Tale
Director, Producer, Story, Screenplay, Director of Photography
(1999)
National Geographic: The Filmmakers
Director of Photography
(1994)
Reflections on Elephants
Director
(1993)
Lions Of Darkness
Writer, Director, Director of Photography, Producer
(1992)
Eternal Enemies: Lions and Hyenas
Director, Producer, Writer, Director of Photography
(1991)
Zebras: Patterns in the Grass
Director, Writer, Director of Photography
(1990)
Journey to the Forgotten River
Director, Writer