George Ezra joined two filmmakers from west Dorset on a 95-day journey walking the length of the country for his upcoming documentary.
Filmmakers, Christy Tattershall, of Bridport, and Adam Scarborough, from Beaminster, were joined by their good friend and famous singer-songwriter, George Ezra on their mammoth journey, which they have turned into a feature length documentary and will hit cinemas across the UK on Monday, August 29, for one day only.
The film follows George, Christy and Adam as they walk 1,200 miles from the most southerly point of England, Land's End, to the most northern tip of the country, John o'Groats.
Meeting musicians along the way, George both discovers and reconnects with the country after months of isolation, while reflecting on his relationship to his music and live performance.
'End to End' will feature acoustic sets and tracks from George's third album Gold Rush Kid. George’s journey across the UK filming 'End-to-End' was sound tracked by the evolution of the new songs and creates an insight into his process of bringing his long-awaited third album to life.
George said: “I started the walk just after I’d finished the album, and we committed ourselves to three months on this adventure. While I was on the walk, I started receiving mixes of the new songs I had been working on, so the journey was soundtracked by the new album and each made the other more meaningful.
"It wasn’t lost on me that this was a real life-changing moment, it really transformed my perception of the world. I’m so glad that audiences will be able to see it on a big screen and we can celebrate the experience."
The trio have all been good friends since Adam and George met at a house party during their time at university in Bristol.
Speaking to the News on how he and Adam got into filmmaking, Christy said:"Adam has always been obsessed with cameras and will rarely be found without one on his side, so although he was studying biology at university, he would be constantly taking photos of George throughout the open-mic stage in Bristol – also making money as a photographer around the city whilst studying his degree.
"I was tired of doing a job that I disliked and had always loved films and been into the arts in a few forms in my spare time, so after experiencing George’s success from the side lines and subsequently getting the courage to chase my dreams, I quit and studied filmmaking."
On what inspired them to make the film and the journey, Christy said: "Adam was on tour filming George and they got talking, and it turns out that George has always wanted to walk from Land’s End to John o’Groats since he was a boy - so it wasn’t long before conversations started between us about the prospect of us doing it together… The first time we spoke about it must have been 2017. Because of George’s incredibly busy schedule and then the pandemic, it wasn’t until 2021 that we finally got a chance to do it."
The film is currently being shown in 227 cinemas across the nation on August 29. In Dorset the film will be screened at the Odeon cinemas in Dorchester and Bournemouth.
Tickets can be purchased through www.georgeezra.film
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