Everybody to Kenmure Street

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Everybody to Kenmure Street
Directed by Felipe Bustos Sierra
Produced by
CinematographyKirstin McMahon
Edited byColin Monie
Music byBarry Burns
Release date
Running time
95 minutes
CountryScotland
Language
  • English

Everybody to Kenmure Street is an upcoming documentary film directed by Felipe Bustos Sierra that chronicles the community resistance to a Home Office immigration raid in Glasgow's Pollokshields neighbourhood in 2021.

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Conic acquired UK and Ireland distribution rights to the film, ahead of its world premiere at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. [2]

Synopsis

The film follows the events of a 2021 Home Office immigration raid on Kenmure Street in Glasgow's Pollokshields neighbourhood, where local residents gathered to prevent the detention of individuals. Through crowd-sourced footage, archival material, and dramatised scenes, the documentary presents a chronological account of the protest. [2]

Production

Everybody to Kenmure Street was directed by Felipe Bustos Sierra and produced by Ciara Barry of Glasgow-based production company Barry Crerar. [2]

The film was awarded the Al Jazeera Documentary Award at Cannes Docs, an industry programme held alongside the Cannes Film Festival, recognizing documentary projects presented during the showcase. [3]

The production was supported by Screen Scotland, Scottish trade unions, and a successful Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign. Two-time Academy Award winner Emma Thompson boarded the film as an executive producer in May 2025. [4] [5]

Release

The film will premiere in January 2026 at the Sundance Film Festival, screening on the opening day as part of the World Cinema Documentary Competition. [6]

A theatrical release in the UK and Ireland is scheduled for spring 2026. [4]

References

  1. "Program Guide | 2025 Sundance Film Festival". festival.sundance.org.
  2. 1 2 3 "Sundance doc 'Everybody To Kenmure Street' acquired for UK-Ireland". Screen. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
  3. Balaga, Marta (May 20, 2025). "Cannes Docs Winners Include 'Asphalt,' 'Everybody to Kenmure Street'". Variety.
  4. 1 2 "Documentary about Glasgow's resistance to Home Office raid to premiere in 2026". Glasgow Times. December 12, 2025. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
  5. Wiseman, Zac Ntim,Andreas (May 16, 2025). "Emma Thompson Boards Felipe Bustos Sierra Doc 'Everybody To Kenmure Street' As Exec Producer". Deadline. Retrieved December 19, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. "Kenmure Street film to have world premiere at Sundance". The Herald. December 11, 2025. Retrieved December 16, 2025.