Glasgow documentary Everybody to Kenmure Street becomes one of GFT’s biggest-ever releases ahead of anniversary screening

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**Glasgow documentary Everybody to Kenmure Street becomes one of GFT’s biggest-ever releases ahead of anniversary screening**

Glasgow-made documentary Everybody to Kenmure Street has become the second highest-grossing new release in GFT’s 52-year history
The milestone comes ahead of a special anniversary Q&A screening on Wednesday 13 May, five years on from the Pollokshields dawn raid and mass community protest
Directed by BAFTA-winning filmmaker Felipe Bustos Sierra, the film remains on screen at GFT eight weeks after release, following a sold-out Glasgow Film Festival Opening Gala and Sundance Special Jury Award win

Everybody to Kenmure Street has become the second highest-grossing new release in the 52-year history of GFT, as the Glasgow-made documentary continues its record-breaking run in the city.

Following its sold-out Opening Gala at Glasgow Film Festival 2026 and a Special Jury Award win at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, the film has gone on to smash box office records at GFT, where it remains on screen eight weeks after release.

The milestone comes ahead of a special anniversary Q&A screening on Wednesday 13 May, marking five years since the events depicted in the film.

On the morning of 13 May 2021, a UK Home Office dawn raid in Glasgow’s Pollokshields triggered one of the most spontaneous and successful acts of civil resistance in recent memory. Hundreds of local residents took to the streets to prevent the deportation of their neighbours, leading to an eight-hour stand-off that drew national attention.

Directed by BAFTA-winning filmmaker Felipe Bustos Sierra (Nae Pasaran), Everybody to Kenmure Street brings audiences to street level, blending crowd-sourced footage with verbatim testimony and re-enactment to capture the urgency, tension and solidarity of the day.

The anniversary screening will be followed by a live Q&A with lawyer and campaigner Aamer Anwar; Kenmure Street resident Mohammad Asif; community member Tabassum Niamat, whose live-streamed footage forms a central part of the film; and actor Kate Dickie (Game of Thrones, The Witch).

Tabassum Niamat said: “I was one of the first people there when the immigration van arrived, and I began live-streaming what was happening. I stayed until the men were released later that day. Even though I was there, watching the film brought everything back.

“It captures the tension, the waiting and what it felt like to stand together as a community. Seeing our own footage and our voices on screen has done us proud, and it shows why documenting what’s happening around you really matters.

“To see the film resonate like this, and to know so many people are coming to watch it, means a lot. It shows how important that day was, not just for those of us there, but for people across the city.”

Felipe Bustos Sierra said: “This is incredible news! Two months from the release, I keep hearing that this story is an antidote for the times we live in, wherever it screens.

“Thank you so much to everyone who got tickets to watch a Scottish documentary in a cinema. I hope it becomes a frequent decision and many more local stories and filmmakers can feel the love this story has received. Thanks to GFT and Conic and everyone who worked on getting this film out for their trust, vision and efforts, ensuring this could be shared as collective experience with the widest audience possible.”

Tickets for the Q&A screening are on sale now via GFT’s Box Office and at glasgowfilm.org.

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