Free Screening | Doors 7pm & screening 7.30pm
Nunhead Community Cinema presents the first in its season of films, Blue Has No Borders + Director Q&A (*Films for Food Screening)
Jessi moves to Folkestone's white cliffs, a Brexit-voting small town, where refugees cross from France daily, and tensions rise between 'woke' progressives and a more conservative set nostalgic for Empire and English influence.
The town, built for defence, ripples with ghosts of soldiers and now, fleeing asylum seekers, evoking shame and fear in residents. Psychological borders deepen, hindering a multicultural future. But Jessi's film is turned on its head as she meets 6 characters embodying hope for a community of messy inclusivity and English identity, traversing racial, political, and class borders, urging liberal audiences and societies to introspect.
Through moments of emotion, humour, and the everyday, the film delves into their lives, echoed by locals’ thoughts and dreams as the Coronation comes, wars begin, and Governments change, tracing British identity amidst social and political chaos.
Directed and Filmed by Jessi Gutch
Produced by Nikki Parrott and Charlie Phillips
Executive Producers - Mark Thomas and Natasha Dack Ojumu
Written By Jessi Gutch and Gladys JoujouEdited by Gladys Joujou
Original Music by Ela Orleans
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Nunhead Community Cinema is based at The Green Nunhead Community Centre. The season of films aims to explore community and people wanting to make changes in these challenging times. The screenings are a space for discussions, inclusion and challenging divisive narratives.
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*Films For Food Screenings (created by Rainbow Collective): Please bring a food or monetary donation for Southwark Foodbank.
This season is funded by Southwark Council’s Neighbourhood Fund
