Iconic Filmmaker and Comedian Graham Fellows has followed his two previous indie
features, It’s Nice Up North and Southern Softies, with his most personal film yet. FATHER
EARTH is the touchingly quirky true story of one man’s efforts to save his world, whilst
attempting to save the planet.
Can Graham, armed with a G Wiz electric car, successfully convert a derelict church on a
windswept island in Orkney into an eco-friendly recording studio? Or will life and
relationships, particularly those between fathers and sons, get in the way? And where does
John Shuttleworth fit into all this?
This 83-minute documentary will be touring cinema and arts venues around the UK from
September through to December 2022 and each screening will be followed by a Q&A with
Graham, who will reveal, amongst other things, why the film was 12 years in the making.
FATHER EARTH stars Graham Fellows as himself, and his comic alter ego John
Shuttleworth – with guest appearances by Kids’ TV legends Sooty and Sweep and Graham’s
eccentric and mathematically driven father Derek. Filmed mainly in the Orkney Isles, this is
Fellows’ first movie project since Southern Softies in 2008, which was the sequel to It’s Nice
Up North’ (2005) a collaboration with renowned photographer Martin Parr and described by The Telegraph as ‘A bit of a shambles, frankly, and utterly inspired’. Both films were
distributed by Picture House and screened on Sky Arts TV.
FATHER EARTH is a Northern Pictures and Chic Ken Production, directed and edited by
Graham Fellows. It stars Graham Fellows, Derek Fellows, Kevin Baldwin and George
Fellows, with special guest appearances from John Shuttleworth, Richard Cadell and Sooty
& Sweep. Camera: David Kew, Geraldine Geraghty, Matt Holt. Produced by Graham Fellows
and Richard Bucknall.
To book tickets go to the website: https://fatherearthmovie.com/watchthefilm/
TOUR DATES & VENUES
Sept 2022
28 th – The Leadmill, SHEFFIELD
29 th – National Film and Television Museum, BRADFORD
October 2022
5 th – Bonnington Theatre, NOTTINGHAM
6 th – Chorley Theatre, CHORLEY
7 th – Brewery Arts, KENDAL
8 th – Heart of Hawick, HAWICK (in the Borders)
9 th – Highland Cinema, FORT WILLIAM
10 th – Eden Court, INVERNESS
12 th – Kirkwall, ORKNEY
28 th – John Peel Centre, STOWMARKET
30 th – Worcester Swan, WORCESTER
November 2022
1 st – The Tivoli Theatre, WIMBORNE
2 nd – The Spring Arts Centre, HAVANT
4 th – Chapeltown Picturehouse, MANCHESTER
6 th – The Ropewalk Arts Centre, BARTON ON HUMBER
8 th – Phoenix Cinema, FINCHLEY, LONDON
9 th – Phoenix Cinema, EXETER
10 th – Bridport Arts Centre, BRIDPORT
12 th – The Cambridge Junction, CAMBRIDGE
13 th – Komedia, BRIGHTON
16 th – Rio Cinema, DALSTON
17 th – The Waterside, SALE
19 th – Penistone Paramount, PENISTONE (Yorkshire)
20 th – Ilkley Cinema, ILKLEY
24 th – Riverhead Theatre, LOUTH
25 th – The Temperance, LEAMINGTON SPA
26 th – Colchester Arts Centre, COLCHESTER
27 th – The Stables, MILTON KEYNES
29 th – The Courtyard, HEREFORD
30 th – Midlands Art Centre, BIRMINGHAM
December 2022
4 th – The Courthouse, OTLEY
7 th – Guildhall, LEICESTER
8 th – Kino Digital Cinema, BERMONDSEY
Published in various websites, Philip is a reviewer who is best known for his interviews and media coverage of independent projects including; films, books, theatre and live events. Always on the lookout for something different to cover!
