Released: 17th July 2023. To gallivant, is, according to its dictionary definition 'to wander about, seeking pleasure or diversion', and this is just what artist turned filmmaker Andrew Kötting set out to do on this zig-zagging 6,000 mile trip around Britain's coastline.
Part home movie, part road movie, Kötting's riveting and eccentric film stars his 85-year-old grandmother Gladys - opinionated, bursting with anecdotes and contradictory reminiscences – and his eight-year-old daughter Eden. As the journey begins, the two are practically strangers, but by the end, 'Little Eden' and 'Big Granny' have struck up a warm bond, a relationship lent added poignancy by the fact that Eden has Joubert Syndrome, a condition that affects her speech and movement so she communicates through sign language.
Extras
Newly remastered in 2K by the BFI and presented in High Definition
11 previously released short films by Andrew Kötting (1984-2001, 119 mins):KlippertyKlöpp, Hoi-Polloi, Acumen, H.B 1829 (his badblöod), Diddyköy, Smart Alek, Là Bas, Gallivant (The Pilot), Jaunt, Invalids and Me
Dog Ate Dog (Andrew and Eden Kötting, 2018, 14 mins)
In Far Away Land (Andrew and Eden Kötting, 2019, 6 mins)
Diseased and Disorderly (Andrew and Eden Kötting, 2021, 13 mins)
The Buzz of the Past (AndrewKötting, 2022, 8 mins)
A Gallivant round St Leonards-on-Sea with Andrew Kötting (2022, 31 mins): filmmaker and writer John Rogers travels to St Leonards-on-Sea in East Sussex to go for a seaside walk with filmmaker Andrew Kötting
44-page booklet with writing by Andrew Köttingand Iain Sinclair, plus an interview with the director by Jason Wood
Limited edition (1,000 copies)
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