\n Everybody to Kenmure Street has become the second highest-grossing new release in the 52-year history of GFT.\n<\/p>\n
\n The Glasgow-made film, directed by BAFTA winner Felipe Bustos Sierra, tells the story of the community protest in Glasgow\u2019s Pollokshields.\n<\/p>\n
\n Taking place on May 13, 2021, the protest saw hundreds of residents block a UK Home Office immigration van in a dramatic eight-hour stand-off that prevented the deportation of their neighbours.\n<\/p>\n
\n The documentary blends crowd-sourced footage, verbatim testimony, and re-enactment to capture the urgency and solidarity of the community\u2019s response.\n<\/p>\n
\n Everybody to Kenmure Street has become the second highest grossing new release in the GFT’s history (Image: GFT)\n<\/p>\n
\n Tabassum Niamat, a community member whose live footage is central to the documentary, said: \u201cI was one of the first people there when the immigration van arrived, and I began live-streaming what was happening.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cI stayed until the men were released later that day.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cEven though I was there, watching the film brought everything back.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cIt captures the tension, the waiting, and what it felt like to stand together as a community.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cSeeing our own footage and our voices on screen has done us proud, and it shows why documenting what\u2019s happening around you really matters.\n<\/p>\n