A powerful documentary about Glasgow’s community resistance to a Home Office raid is set to reach audiences across the UK and Ireland.
The film, titled Everybody to Kenmure Street, tells the story of the 2021 Home Office immigration raid in Glasgow’s Pollokshields neighbourhood and the public protest that stopped it.
Hundreds of residents took to the street during the eight-hour stand-off to prevent the deportation of their neighbours, in what became a globally reported act of civil resistance.
Two-time Oscar winner Emma Thompson acted as an executive producer on the documentary.
Discussing the project, she said: "Everybody to Kenmure Street beautifully and powerfully demonstrates the innate and deep decency of our people, whilst also highlighting the institutional mannerisms and structures that are the opposite of this.
"It’s a documentary about what we as society often do not see, but what we can do when we do see it.
"I’m excited to be supporting Felipe with this urgent film."
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The film will premiere in January at the Sundance Film Festival.
It will be screened on the festival’s opening day as part of the World Cinema Documentary Competition.
Directed by Felipe Bustos Sierra, the documentary uses crowd-sourced video, archival footage and dramatised scenes to tell the story.
Felipe Bustos Sierra said: "Like the day it documents, this film has been a baton relay race made of many fragments reflecting the unhappy times we live in and the resilient stance of the many who rise to make a change.
"I am grateful for all our contributors and crew whose patience, dedication and talent have allowed us to bring this film to the screen, and excited to share it with audiences very soon."
The film is produced by Ciara Barry of Glasgow-based production company barry crerar.
Ciara Barry said: "Everybody to Kenmure Street is a hopeful film that celebrates the power of community.
"In an increasingly divided world where many feel disenfranchised, it allows us to believe in our collective agency to enact change.
"This film is deeply personal to us, as residents of the Glasgow community where the film is set, and participants of the protest on the day.
"We are excited to share this film with international audiences and are proud to celebrate its message."
Edited by Colin Monie, with an original score by Mogwai’s Barry Burns and sound design by Jack Coghill, the film is supported by Screen Scotland.
It also received backing through a Kickstarter campaign and support from Scottish trade unions.
Everybody to Kenmure Street is set for release in the UK and Ireland in spring 2026.
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