Everybody To Kenmure Street

Runtime: 85'

Expected release: January 2026

Production stage: Development/ Production

Budget: €351,946 (65% in place)

1st feature: No

Looking for: Festivals, sales agents, distributors, buyers

Synopsis:

Neighbours and activists rush to surround an immigration van detaining two residents in Scotland’s most diverse community. Everybody to Kenmure Street is an intense, ground-level, and ultimately joyous account of the standoff with the police and the UK Home Office. Our film celebrates collective action, looking to the stories that led to that day and the historic events that have shaped this community.

Director’s Profile:

Felipe Bustos Sierra is a Chilean-Belgian film director based in Glasgow. He is the son of a Chilean journalist who was exiled to Belgium after the 1973 coup d’état. His debut feature documentary, “Nae Pasaran” (2018), won Best Film at the 2018 BAFTA Scotland Awards, where Bustos Sierra was also nominated for Best Director (Factual). The film received a BIFA nomination for Best Documentary in 2018 and enjoyed a successful theatrical release in cinemas across the UK and Chile from 2018 to 2019. The film’s discoveries led to a new public monument inaugurated in 2019 as a permanent tribute to the workers at the Rolls-Royce factory, centered by the film. Bustos Sierra is an alumnus of the Berlinale Talent Campus, Eurodoc, and the EIFF Talent Lab.

Producer’s Profile:

Ciara is a producer and co-founder of Barry Crerar, a BAFTA-nominated independent production company based in Glasgow. From nurturing and developing new and emerging local screen talent to realizing the most dynamic and ambitious international co-productions, the company tells stories that connect contemporary global audiences with resonant and groundbreaking voices and themes.

Documentary credits include “Irene’s Ghost” (2018); drama credits include “Sebastian” (2024) and “Girl” (2023), both of which premiered in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition at Sundance Film Festival, as well as “Nobody Has to Know” (2020) by Bouli Lanners, co-produced with Versus Film Belgium.

Accolades include BAFTA Scotland Best Film nominations, selection for the inaugural Rising Stars Scotland 2022, and a BIFA longlist for Breakthrough Producer 2020.