Super Nature Film

A cinematic love letter to the natural world, created on Super 8 film, is coming to Hastings. This documentary invites viewers to reflect on their connection to the earth and its inhabitants.

Dir: Ed Sayers

82 mins · 2026 · United Kingdom · Cert PG · English

IMDb 7.2/10 · Rotten Tomatoes 90%

Awards: 2 nominations total

Super Nature + Q&A

12 Nov 2026

Electric Palace Hastings

In a world where high-definition technology dominates, Super Nature stands out for its use of Super 8 film to capture the beauty of the natural world, from the tiniest insects to the vast landscapes of coral reefs and high deserts. • The film's creator, Ed Sayers, threw out a simple brief to collaborators across the world, resulting in an eye-popping and poetic meditation on the wild world. • With footage from 25 different countries, the film proposes a new way of seeing and invites viewers to feel a sense of togetherness with their fellow dwellers on earth, human and non-human. • The film has received a 90% critics' score on Rotten Tomatoes and has been nominated for two awards, with viewers praising its visually captivating and intimate camerawork, although some have noted that the narrative can be weak and the film uneven.

The Electric Palace Hastings will be screening Super Nature on Thursday, 12 November 2026, followed by a Q&A session, offering a unique opportunity to delve deeper into the film's creation and meaning. Tickets are with the button beside the article.

What viewers say

ljvx · 4/10

Yes, Super 8 is lovely and nostalgic. Yes the contributors gave us rare access, insight and footage. However the narrative was weak. Lots of vague segues, and middle of the road, wistful statements about our relationship with nature. The interstitials with director Ed were frequent enough to suggest there should be a thread, some development, but it was not clear to me. I would like to have seen more of each contributors’ style, philosophy and…

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CinemaSerf · 7/10

This is really quite an astonishing collection of super 8mm film footage of the natural world that's been assembled by film-maker Ed Sayers. Just about everything from geese in flight to humpback whales feature as he takes us through some vivid and colourful cinematic photography that's grand, bright, juddery, pristine - indeed, just about anything that shows off just how difficult it can be to get that shot, but how rewarding it can be when you…

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