AWARD-WINNING DIRECTOR ANTHONY WONKE’S NEW FEATURE DOCUMENTARY ON JOHNNIE WALKER SERVES UP A MEASURE OF SPIRIT FOR OUR TIMES
Discovery launches The Man Who Walked Around the World, award-winning director Anthony Wonke’s new feature documentary about Scotch whisky brand Johnnie Walker. The independent film, created by Something™ Originals and produced by multi-award-winning production company Partizan, tells a powerful story of positivity and resilience - exploring how, over two centuries, the brand navigated floods, flu pandemics and World Wars, while making a stand on racial and gender inequality along the way. “This is the story of Johnnie Walker but it’s more than just a story about whisky, it’s about culture and the universal need to be able to look to the future with hope. That’s what makes it so powerful - it’s not a history lesson, it’s a story for where we are today and what we need to go forward”, says Wonke. The Academy Award-nominated, Emmy and BAFTA-winning director/producer, whose previous documentary subjects include Cristiano Ronaldo, Star Wars and AP McCoy, has spent a large part of his time