Everybody to Kenmure Street

Directed by Felipe Bustos Sierra

United Kingdom

2026

98 mins

All Ages

This Sundance award winner captures the dawn immigration raid that sparked an unprecedented community uprising in Glasgow. Featuring Emma Thompson and Kate Dickie.

On Eid in 2021, Glasgow’s spirit of resistance ignites when the Home Office attempts to detain two Sikh men in the country’s most diverse neighbourhood. Within minutes, neighbours flood the street, forming a human barrier that grows into an eight-hour standoff. One protester (who wishes to be anonymous, reenacted by Emma Thompson) even lies beneath a police van, halting its departure. Drawing on mobile footage, news coverage and interviews, director Felipe Bustos Sierra places us directly inside this powerful act of solidarity. Winner of the Sundance 2026 Special Jury Award for Civil Resistance, this story now lands with renewed force as communities across the world confront escalating immigration crackdowns.

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“A film telling the story of ‘one of Scotland’s most spontaneous and successful acts of civil resistance in recent memory’ deserves a title full of urgency. And documentary maker Felipe Bustos Sierra found one: Everybody to Kenmure Street.”

Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter

“A vital and inspiring portrait of spontaneous collective action.”

Josh Slater Williams, IndieWire

“In the age of ICE and MAGA, and the Trump-inspired nationalist movements in the UK, it’s an amazing story of a community triumph ... a morale-boosting film.”

Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter

Tickets

Wed 3 June 2026, 6pm

Past Event

Dendy Newtown - Cinema 3

Wed 10 June 2026, 6:15pm

Past Event

Ritz Cinemas Randwick - Cinema 5

Ritz Randwick - Cinema 5

Fri 19 June 2026, 6:30pm

Past Event

Ritz Cinemas Randwick - Cinema 5

Ritz Randwick - Cinema 5

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