On Sunday, June 14 at 3:00 p.m., at Cinema Lumière – Scorsese Hall, Everybody to Kenmure Street returns, the film by Felipe Bustos Sierra (Qatar, United Kingdom, 2026) that tells the story of the strength of a community capable of standing up to injustice. The screening, in the original version with Italian and English subtitles, will be attended by producer Ciara Barry.
The story of Kenmure Street does not merely recount an episode in recent British history, but a real possibility that concerns us all. The decision of hundreds of people not to look the other way, to recognize themselves as part of a community and to act together in the face of injustice, fully embodies the spirit of a humanity capable of being both singular and plural at the same time. Today more than ever, Everybody to Kenmure Street reminds us that solidarity is not an exceptional gesture, but a daily practice. A constant exercise in listening, care, and mutual support, to be practiced every day in order to counter indifference, the manipulation of anger, and the drift toward hatred, and to build more just, open, and inclusive spaces of coexistence.
For this reason, we have chosen to bring the film back to the cinema a second time: out of the urgency and necessity of giving space to a narrative that is more relevant than ever today. In a time marked by the proliferation of expressions of anger, hostility, and fear of the other—often fueled and instrumentalized in public debate—the message of Everybody to Kenmure Street takes on particular force. This is demonstrated both by recent events that have animated public discussion in our region, and by what is happening these days in Belfast, where tensions and violence once again highlight the fragility of social bonds and civic coexistence.
The film by Felipe Bustos Sierra instead invites us to look in the opposite direction: toward solidarity, shared responsibility, and the ability to recognize ourselves as part of a community. The story of Kenmure Street embodies the idea of a humanity that is both singular and plural, capable of caring for its members without giving up the differences that compose it.
Everybody to Kenmure Street reminds us that solidarity is not an extraordinary gesture reserved for exceptional moments, but a daily discipline. A constant practice of listening, closeness, empathy, and care that we are all called to exercise every day, in order to counter indifference and the manipulation of hatred and anger, and to build together more just, open, and inclusive societies.
