Superfolk Films

We produced a catch-all video for NHSX, celebrating some of the exciting technological developments they are rolling out across the UK.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUCfrQJCw5GGg7mCp50V-ZQ/featured We recently spent 5 months at BBC Studios directing a series of films with people who lived and fought through WW2. It was a joyous and humbling experience to travel the length and breadth of Britain collecting this archive…

We recently had a load of fun filming tons of dynamic footage with the lovely people at Dirt & Glory for O.R.S. Hydration. View this post on Instagram 🎥 Have you checked out our brand new advert? 👌 A post…

We recently edited a behind-the-scenes video of BWIN’s Atletico Madrid campaign

5 days filming in Iceland with an amazing group of experts from various sectors, discussing ways to improve sustainable tourism in the Arctic, and presenting the findings to the Icelandic parliament. Video: This was PRPI’s second workshop on ‘Sustainable Tourism Development in the Nordic…

18 months after this documentary was commissioned by The Guardian we launched the film online. It has been a challenging, rewarding and eye-opening project to work on, taking us to the homes of some amazing people in the UK and a…

We have been filming with some inspiring young women who have been selected to tell the story of Young Women’s Trust. Such a privilege!

Superfolk Films recently produced, filmed and edited a 10-minute video for Friends of the Earth (foe.org), a global NGO which focusses on human rights and environmentalism around the world and has a network of environmental organisations in 74 countries. Our film…

Superfolk was asked to film a live performance of this wonderful play written by Stephanie Martin. Joy is a story of family, friendship, freedom and control, celebrating the differences and similarities that exist within all of us. Performed at Stratford East Theatre…

South African think tank The Brenthurst Foundation recently commissioned Superfolk to produce a promotional video for their website: https://vimeo.com/213629707 “The Brenthurst Foundation is at the frontier of new ideas and innovative actions for strengthening Africa’s economic performance. Working at the…

How do mummies give birth to babies? We ask the cast of one primary school’s Nativity some of life’s big questions in this short film for BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour. Watch it on the website here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04lycfq

An uplifting and touching portrait of life on a community Dial-A-Ride service in South Wales. Journeying through rural South Wales, passengers on a community bus reveal all the joys, challenges and quirks of growing old. Set in the Brecon Beacons…

It has been 5 years since we met the wonderful Harriet and Peter Getzels, award-winning filmmakers with a track record of producing cutting edge documentaries for UK, American and European television. Superfolk Films has a close working relationship with G2, having acted as Development partners…

George Cowie is a documentary film Director/Producer. He co-founded production company Superfolk Films in 2012.  Alongside partner Tom Huntingford he has gone on to direct and produce films in more than 20 different countries. Stone carving/gardening/cycling are his Jam. George can…

Often mistaken for a Visual Anthropologist from the 1970s, Tom Huntingford is a self-shooting Director/Producer. Tom made his first film about his landlord Frank (pictured below with an assault rifle) while investigating door-to-door sales in Arizona. He went on to co-found…

COMING SOON An interactive web documentary bringing together parallel lives of individuals in two politically-challenged capital cities – Tehran and Washington DC.

We occasionally host fundraising events for our documentaries, including this screening of the 1972 classic Deliverance at Peckham’s Asylum Chapel, replete with moonshine cocktails (Granma’s Cabin and ‘The Boot Strap’), live bluegrass music from the One Tree Hillbillies and The Smoking’ Joint’s finest…