Experience The Beauty Of Super Nature As BFI Distribution Acquires The Distribution Rights
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Carl Roberts 
A love letter to nature, created on Super 8, Super Nature has been acquired by BFI Distribution. As a result, it is now heading for the festival circuit.
BFI Distribution. Autlook Filmsales. BFI Doc Society Fund and Screen Scotland are excited to announce that Ed Sayers’ SUPER NATURE, a love letter to nature captured on Super 8 by people connecting from around the world, will have its international premiere at the Gothenburg Film Festival on January 25, 2026. This will be part of its International Competition. Afterwards, it will then screen in the official selection for this year’s Glasgow Film Festival on 28 February and 1 March.
An immersive exploration of our world today. Filmed exclusively on the original home movie format, Super 8, the producers are also proud to announce its nomination for the International Green Film Award at the Cinema For Peace Awards 2026. Honouring films and world figures whose work tackles key issues of the time. The organisers will announce the winners on 16 February during a gala event at the historic Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.
Celebrating all we have and reflecting on all we have to lose, Super Nature proposes a new way of seeing. We’re invited on a journey across 25 different countries. With people embracing both abundance and loss, we are called to feel a sense of togetherness with our fellow dwellers on earth, human and non-human.
A GLOBAL CO-CREATION PROJECT
A global co-creation project, Super Nature saw Ed Sayers collaborating with 40 people on 80 different antique Super 8 cameras, across land, in the air, and underwater. Together, they would all decide on the stories of nature close to them and their hearts that they would tell. Everyone filmed with as little travel as possible. Super Nature celebrates our universal connection to nature with an intimate gaze. Additionally, it creates a visceral, poetic, personal meditation on the natural world.
Captured by a combination of professional filmmakers and local enthusiasts alike, including contributions from world-renowned food and fire photographers, Gideon Mendel. National Geographic photographer Ati Vitale. Big wave surfer and UNESCO Champion for the Ocean Maya Gabeira. The Enawene Nawe tribe of the Brazilian rainforest, and the underwater museums of Jason deCaires Taylor.
DIVERSE MUSIC AND DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
Scored with diverse music and accompanied by 11 different languages. Super Nature sees a growing network of makers take to this antique format, to share images, thoughts and philosophies in a gentle, beguiling way. The result is a fresh perspective on the most pressing subject of our times. Directed by Ed Sayers – founder of the global Super 8 filmmaking competition Straight 8 – alongside producers Rebecca Wolff (Grand Theft Hamlet). Beth Allan (Since Yesterday) and Executive Producer Asif Kapadia (Amy, Senna).
Languages spoken in the film: Dutch, English, Enawene Nawe, French, Icelandic, Punjabi, Spanish, Sama-Bajaw, Sami, Thai.
Countries 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, USA.
FESTIVAL SCREENINGS
INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE: INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION, GOTHENBURG FILM FESTIVAL
Sun 25 January,15:00, Stoka Teatern
Mon 26 January, 14:00, Skeppet
Fri 30 January, 15:30, Biograf Draken
OFFICIAL SELECTION: GLASGOW FILM FESTIVAL
28 February 2026, date and time to be announced
Super Nature will be released in UK & Irish cinemas by BFI Distribution in 2026, with a date to be announced.
Introducing Carl! As the News Editor at Future of the Force, Carl has been an invaluable member of our team since early 2016. His expertise and dedication have made him an integral part of our editorial staff. Beyond his professional role, Carl is a fervent supporter of Liverpool F.C. and an avid follower of pop culture. He has a deep passion for Halloween, Friday the 13th, and the iconic movie franchises Star Wars and Star Trek.
He can be found either at his neighborhood cinema, enjoying the latest releases on the big screen, or at home streaming the newest blockbuster movies.
