Gallivant (Limited Edition Blu-ray)

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.

Newly remastered in 2K by the BFI, Gallivant is presented on Blu-ray alongside a selection of short films chosen by Andrew Kötting.

'When it comes to immersive cinema, few filmmakers can hold a candle to British maverick Andrew Kötting.’ Mark Kermode

This edition is limited to 1,000 copies.

• Newly remastered in 2K by the BFI and presented in High Definition
• 11 previously released short films by Andrew Kötting (1984-2001, 119 mins): Klipperty Klöpp, 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 (Andrew Kötting, 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 Kötting and Iain Sinclair, plus an interview with the director by Jason Wood
• Limited edition (1,000 copies)