In 2025, satellites recorded wildfires sweeping through the hills of Hollywood, shifting battle lines in Ukraine, and nearly 600 million people assembling for a sacred pilgrimage along the River Ganges. From orbit, imagery exposed the vast displacement of civilians in Gaza, while reconnaissance satellites traced covert weapons transfers from North Korea to Russia. Scientists also relied on satellite data to count migrating wildebeest and walrus, monitoring the planet’s health. Combined with news archives, eyewitness accounts, user-generated content, and expert analysis, these views from above reveal the hidden story of 2025.
Cast
Crew
Kate Bronze
Sound Post Production Coordinator
Hal Shaw
Archival Footage Coordinator
Ben Harding
Director
Mark Graham
Editor
Eleanor McCrone
Editor
Max Gauntlett
Assistant Editor
Mirain Richards
Assistant Editor
Katie Davis
Production Coordinator
Anthony Geffen
Executive Producer
Nick Catliff
Executive Producer
Mark Browne
Producer's Assistant
Oliver French-Smith
Producer's Assistant
Sarah-Lou Packham
Post Producer
Kamila Stopyra
Post Production Technical Engineer
Luke Hatfield
Sound Supervisor
Phile Evans
Sound Mixer
Lois Green
Sound
Ceri Passmore
VFX Production Coordinator
Mike Woodruff
VFX Artist
Rob Britton
VFX Artist
Peter Wilson
Finishing Producer
Emma Johnson
Finishing Producer
Thomas Barton-Humphreys
Editorial Manager
Ann Dixon Dyer
Production Manager
Millie Gillard
Researcher
Gabriella Gordan
Researcher
Joe Woodward
Researcher
Zoe Glover
Production Executive