Swandown / Dir Andrew Kotting (2012)

For four weeks throughout the months of September and October 2011 Andrew Kötting and Iain Sinclair pedalled a plastic swan over 160 miles from the seaside in Hastings to Hackney in East London. They drank 84 litres of water, 2 bottles of whisky, 4 bottles of wine and 24 cans of special brew. They got through 8 pairs of sunglasses, a handmade suit, a pair of walking boots and a camper van. Andrew Kötting wore the same clothes throughout. Iain Sinclair was changed regularly.

They met all sorts en route, from the Hoi Polloi to the Hoity Toity, from the very old to the very young, with the pedallo acting as catalyst and magnet. Sometimes they were accompanied by invited guest pedallers, Alan Moore, Stewart Lee, Dudley Sutton, Dr Mark Lythgoe and Marcia Farquhar.

Swandown premiered at Abandon Normal Devices, Manchester on 22nd June and screened at the East End Film Festival, London on 7th July 2012.

Director: Andrew Kötting
Producer: Lisa Marie Russo
Writers: Andrew Kötting and Iain Sinclair
Executive Producer: Kate Ogborn
Featuring: Andrew Kötting, Iain Sinclair, Eden Kötting
Executive Producer: Marc Munden

Swandown is presented by the BFI Film Fund in association with Channel 4 Britdoc Foundation, Abandon Normal Devices, Cornerhouse Artist Film, and Screen South.