# Event Details

- **Event Name**: The Road of Excess (Film Club)
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 18 Nov, 2025 at 02:00 pm – Tue, 18 Nov, 2025 at 04:00 pm
- **Event Description**: PLUS Q&A session with Mat Pritchard, hosted by Christian Patterson after the 7pm screening 

“When I started watching… I expected a film about toxic masculinity. I must have missed something. Instead I found a film about love, friendship and a desperate longing to feel something – even if it’s pain. The story is about being an outsider as a man in Wales and the search to feel connected.” Ian Smith, founder of Helpu, the men’s mental health and suicide prevention initiative for Wales, for BUZZ magazine.

The Road of Excess follows Welsh TV personality Mat Pritchard, once the hard-living star of MTV’s cult series Dirty Sanchez.

At the height of its early-2000s fame, the show made him notorious for stunts fuelled by pain, chaos, and bravado. 

But when the cameras stopped rolling, Matt’s life spiralled into depression and substance abuse. 

Determined to fight his demons, he traded one addiction for another: endurance sport. Ultra-triathlons, extreme cycling, long-distance swims — each challenge bigger than the last, each pushing him further from his past but never closer to peace. 

In 2020, he set his sights on his most extreme test yet: rowing across the Atlantic Ocean. 

Fifty days at sea, two hours rowing on, two hours off, with nothing but his thoughts and the open water. 

Through candid interviews with his mother, closest friends, and former co-stars, The Road of Excess explores Matt’s rise and fall and his relentless search for balance. 

It is both an unflinching portrait of addiction and a moving meditation on resilience, redemption, and the endless human drive to endure. 

Director: Jamie Jones (grew up in Cardiff; studied in Swansea) 
Cast: Mathew Pritchard, Mike Locke, Lee Dainton 
Locations: Cardiff, Port Talbot, Llandegfedd Lake, Guerrilla Skate Park Cyncoed, Cwmbrân 
Funding: Ffilm Cymru Wales 
Certificate 15 
96 mins 
Released on Friday 10 October 2025 to mark World Mental Health Day

Christian Patterson is a Swansea-born stage and screen (most recently Mickey 17) actor, just back on home turf after appearing in the acclaimed new production of Cyrano de Bergerac at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre alongside Adrian Lester.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/swansea/the-road-of-excess-film-club/200029184456426
- **Event Categories**: sports, entertainment, health-wellness, art, theatre, cycling, contests, trips-adventures, meditation, mental-health, marathons
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 3

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Swansea
- **state**: WA
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Herbert Street, SA8 4ED Pontardawe, United Kingdom
- **lat**: 51.71936
- **long**: -3.84979
- **full address**: Herbert Street, SA8 4ED Pontardawe, United Kingdom, 62 Herbert Street, Swansea, SA8 4ED, United Kingdom

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is The Road of Excess (Film Club) being held?
  - **A:** The Road of Excess (Film Club) takes place on Tue, 18 Nov, 2025 at 02:00 pm to Tue, 18 Nov, 2025 at 04:00 pm at Herbert Street, SA8 4ED Pontardawe, United Kingdom, 62 Herbert Street, Swansea, SA8 4ED, United Kingdom.
- **Q**: Who is organizing The Road of Excess (Film Club)?
  - **A:** The Road of Excess (Film Club) is organized by Pontardawe Arts Centre.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** The Road of Excess (Film Club) is ideal for sports fans, athletes, fitness enthusiasts, and anyone who loves the thrill of live competitive action and the energy of a crowd. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Swansea, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If The Road of Excess (Film Club) sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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