Everybody to Kenmure Street
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Glasgow residents abandon their daily routines to gather on Kenmure Street after learning authorities plan to deport their neighbors, sparking an impromptu grassroots movement.
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"Everybody to Kenmure Street" captures a pivotal moment of grassroots resistance in Glasgow, documenting the spontaneous 2021 protest that stopped immigration authorities for eight hours on Eid al-Fitr. Audiences are deeply moved by this real-time portrait of community solidarity, with many viewers reporting tears and renewed faith in collective action, though some critique its glossy presentation of Glasgow's complex social realities.
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- Feb 25, 2026
people well and truly make glasgow
aaronFeb 25, 2026insane experience to view the moment of your political awareness being born in film also everybody laughed at a thing I said in the film which feels good xxx
Ivan WainwrightMar 3, 2026Keep bearing witness Keep documenting Keep speaking Keep bearing witness Keep documenting Keep speaking Keep bearing witness Keep documenting Keep speaking Makes me feel embarrassed and stupid and hopeful and okay after all that it’s that simple, always has been
Ella Kemp - Jan 30, 2026
EVERYBODY TO KENMURE STREET couldn’t have arrived at a more ideal and horrifying time. It’s an invigorating reminder of what collective action can achieve. Watching ordinary neighbors in Glasgow organize in real time to protect their own is both thrilling, emotional, and…
Matt NegliaJan 30, 2026Sundance 2026 - #1"No justice, no peace! No racist police!"In a world where there's a significant rapid rise of far-right anti-immigration sentiments all over the world, it's quite healing to see so much solidarity from a community to protect their own neighbours from…
Eddie @ The CottageJan 23, 2026I thought this film was great. Reminded me of a more hopeful version of WTO/99 in terms of how much archival footage of the event was incorporated. Having Emma Thompson and Katie Dickie play the two people who wanted to remain anonymous was very creative. The way the…
Marya E. Gates - Mar 13, 2026
had tears in my eyes the entire time. really interesting framing of glasgow as a city so often at the forefront of protest, resistance, anti-racism etc. almost as a form of reparation for its role in britain’s imperialist history. and it makes a point to really emphasise…
AndrewJan 28, 2026Petition for Emma Thompson to keep showing up randomly in things
Sara ClementsFeb 1, 2026On May 13, 2021, the first day of Eid al-Fitr, authorities were dispatched by the U.K. Home Office to the Pollokshields district of Glasgow to arrest two men of Indian descent. These officers detained the men in a van for supposed violations. In this diverse neighborhood,…
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- 10000BCman dislikedEverybody to Kenmure Street
appreciate what they did and everything, but this is an obnoxiously irritating documentary
Noodle lovedEverybody to Kenmure StreetPeople well and truly make Glasgow
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The movie is 1hr 35min long.
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Glasgow residents abandon their daily routines to gather on Kenmure Street after learning authorities plan to deport their neighbors, sparking an impromptu grassroots movement.
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