Year: 2025
Director: Ed Sayers
Producers: Rebecca Wolff, Ed Sayers, Beth Allan
Executive Producers: Asif Kapadia, Shanida Scotland, Mark Thomas, Rachel Price, Alexander Behse, Nikki Parrott
Production Companies: Seven Productions, Grasp the Nettle Films, Forest of Black
Sales Agent: Autlook Filmsales
Screen Scotland support: The film accessed £120,000 through Screen Scotland’s Film Development and Production Fund
Synopsis
A global love letter to nature, Super Nature is an immersive exploration of our world today, filmed exclusively on the original home movie format, Super 8. Shot by people all over the world, the universal and the local combine in this intimate gaze on nature, with a transcendent score and sound design, and voices in many tongues.
Led by filmmaker Ed Sayers, 40 Super 8 collaborators in 25 countries across 5 continents, create a wondrous and diverse tapestry of footage of the natural world.
From white rhinos to weedy sea dragons, flamingos to snails, Super Nature reveals the deep connection we all have to nature, one that modern life so often prevents us from noticing.
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Filming locations: Super Nature filmed in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Costa Rica, England, France, Grenada, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Mexico, Norway, Pakistan, Portugal, South Africa, Scotland, Saint Vincent and The Grenadines, Wales, Tasmania, The Netherlands, Ukraine and USA
Premiere: Super Nature will have its World Premiere at the 69th BFI London Film Festival in October 2025.
Image credits: Stills courtesy of Forest of Black