Presented by Singapore Film Society
Everybody to Kenmure Street (2026)
Film Screening
Event Description
Programmer's Note: The now iconic sight of an immobilised police van, hemmed in by a sea of commoners, even as more officers arrive, becomes emblematic of the struggle for human rights in an unforgiving world of unjust and discriminatory immigration laws. EVERYBODY TO KENMURE STREET is that galvanising, grassroots work that makes us grateful to know that there are human beings in this world who are compassionate, possess moral courage, and are fearless in their actions. As the film unfolds with gripping immediacy, it also includes generous amounts of archival material of Scottish civil resistance to contextualise the events of Kenmure Street. This is one of 2026's finest documentaries. [Eternality Tan, Vice Chair & Programming Director]
Synopsis
Everybody to Kenmure Street (2026)
In May 2021, a UK Home Office dawn raid triggers one of the most spontaneous and successful acts of civil resistance in recent memory. In Pollokshields, Scotland’s most diverse neighbourhood, hundreds of residents rush to the streets to stop the deportation of their neighbours.
