blue has no borders
Folkestone: is community still possible in Britain?
sat 7 mar
5:00pm
Lansdown Hall, Lansdown, Stroud, GL5 1BB
£8 (pay it forward) / £6 (standard) / £4 (low income/cost of living affected)
Director Jessi Gutch moves to Folkestone’s white cliffs, a Brexit-voting small town, where tensions rise between ‘woke’ progressives and conservatives nostalgic for Empire and English influence. The film is turned on its head as Jessi meets seven characters embodying hope for a community of messy inclusivity and English identity, traversing racial, political, and class borders.
Introduced by director Jessi Gutch. The screening will be followed by a Q&A discussion where Jessi will joined by artist filmmaker and BFI doctoral researcher Holly Antrum and local speakers. Full panel to be announced.
Duration 1hr 27mins
Release date 2025
Directed by Jessi Gutch
Genre Documentary
Origin: United Kingdom