Stamp Productions today announces that its documentary film Silver Spitfire: The Longest Flight has been signed for global distribution by Blue Ant International and will be premiering at the Manchester Film Festival on Sunday 20^th March 2022.

Silver Spitfire: The Longest Flight is a feature-length documentary following a British expeditionary team’s attempt at the world’s first circumnavigation of the Earth in an 80-year-old Spitfire fighter plane. A feat many considered impossible and highly dangerous.

Taking viewers inside one of the most iconic machines ever created, pilots Matt Jones and Steve Brooks embark on a daring four-month odyssey spanning 26 countries – learning lessons about themselves, their home and the fragility of the borders that define our planet. 

With a stunning full orchestral score recorded by the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and packed with breathtaking aerial vistas, the film immerses viewers in the world as seen from a Second World War fighter plane flying at low altitude across land and sea. Chasing the sun westward from Europe to North America, Russia, Asia, Arabia and back again, these incredible settings form the backdrop for the Silver Spitfire as it roars around the world.

The film is directed and produced by Stamp Productions founder Benjamin Uttley, who also embarked on the 4-month long trip with Matt Jones and Steve Brooks in order to shoot the documentary. Stamp’s Martyn Black served as executive producer.

“Silver Spitfire combines history and adventure in a fresh and fascinating way,” says Bryan Gabourie, SVP, International Sales & Partnerships, Blue Ant International. “This incredible around-the-world journey that the documentary embarks on and the exciting challenges along the way, make for a universal story that will be appreciated by audiences around the globe.”

Benjamin Uttley, director and founder of Stamp Productions says:  “The fact that Spitfire: The Longest Flight was shot just before the world shut its borders, and is now being premiered at a time when we find those borders very much under threat should give us all pause for thought. What was possible until very recently is now not – the extraordinary feat achieved by the pilots to take this wonderful Spitfire around the world is truly phenomenal. The film tells of the challenges, the highs, the lows, and the sheer joy of flying an 80-year-old fighter plane around the world. At its heart, this is a film about people, hope and courage. Through the pilots’ relationship it shows what connects us on a deeply personal level, and the journey itself represents what unifies us at a far more basic, fundamental level. Blue Ant International has a reputation for distributing wonderful, important films and we’re looking forward to audiences getting to see this premiere at the Manchester Film Festival before it takes off around the world as our Spitfire did.”