In May of last year, 4AD had the great honour of releasing the first record in ten years from one of the most influential and enigmatic figures in rock history, Scott Walker. The Drift showcased Scott at his most creative and experimental, striding even further out there than his 1995 release, Tilt.

In April of this year, Verve Pictures, with the help of fans, friends and family, will release a film documenting Scott's incredible career and the way his music continually succeeds in inspiring the musicians of our time.

Scott Walker: 30 Century Man will explore his music and career, from his early days as a jobbing bass player on the Sunset Strip, through mega-stardom in Britain?s swinging 60?s pop scene as lead singer of The Walker Brothers, to his evolution into one of the most astonishing soundmakers of the last few decades.

The film features exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of the making of The Drift, as well as interviews with friends, collaborators, and fans including, among others:

David Bowie, Radiohead, Jarvis Cocker, Brian Eno, Damon Albarn, Neil Hannon, Alison Goldfrapp, Sting, Dot Allison, Simon Raymonde, Richard Hawley, Rob Ellis, Johnny Marr, Gavin Friday, Lulu, Peter Olliff, Angela Morley, Ute Lemper, Ed Bicknell, Evan Parker, Benjamin Biolay, Hector Zazou, Mo Foster, Phil Sheppard, Pete Walsh, and more.

Directed by Stephen Kijak, who brought you Cinemania (a profile of 5 of NYC's most manic film buffs) and made in collaboration with acclaimed DP/Director Grant Gee (?Radiohead: Meeting People is Easy?), 30 Century Man was also executive-produced by none other than David Bowie.

You can read more about the film and watch the trailer now here. The latest confirmed screenings are:

April 27
Curzon Soho LONDON
Odeon Panton Street LONDON
Watershed BRISTOL
Showroom SHEFFIELD

May 4
Ritzy Brixton LONDON

May 11
Cinema Barbican LONDON
Pictureville BRADFORD
Picturehouse EXETER

May 18
Film Theatre, GLASGOW

May 23
Cineworld ASHTON UNDER LYNE
Cineworld BEXLEYHEATH
Cineworld BIRMINGHAM BROAD ST
Cineworld BRAINTREE
Cineworld BURTON
Cineworld BURY ST. EDMUNDS
Cineworld CASTLEFORD
Cineworld FELTHAM
Cineworld HUNTINGDON
Cineworld ILFORD
Cineworld LLANDUDNO
Cineworld LUTON
Cineworld RUGBY
Cineworld RUNCORN
Cineworld SHREWSBURY
Cineworld SOLIHULL
Cineworld ST HELENS
Cineworld WAKEFIELD
Cineworld WANDSWORTH
Cineworld WOLVERHAMPTON

May 25
Filmhouse EDINBURGH
Harbour Lights SOUTHAMPTON (26th ? 3 days)
Lighthouse WOLVERHAMPTON (28th ? 4 days)
Picturehouse CLAPHAM (26th ? 2 days)

June 1
Barn DARTINGTON (4th ? 2 days)
Phoenix OXFORD (3rd ? 1 day)
Watermans BRENTFORD

June 15
Duke of Yorks BRIGHTON (15th ? 3 days)
Harbour Lights SOUTHAMPTON (26th ? 3 days)
Lighthouse WOLVERHAMPTON (28th ? 4 days)
Picturehouse CLAPHAM (26th ? 2 days)

Festival screenings also coming up:

April 19-29
HotDocs TORONTO

May 2-5
Tribeca Film Festival NY

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