About this Event
Join IberoDocs, Scotland's Ibero-American Documentary Film Festival, for a powerful dual documentary screening exploring themes of collective resistance, migration, and human solidarity. This special event brings together the work of two remarkable filmmakers: Cláudia Varejão from Portugal and Chilean-Swiss (Scotland-based) Felipe Bustos Sierra. Through their recent documentary films, they highlight the strength of community action in the face of systemic challenges.
- Date: 19 September
- Time: 1:00 PM
- Location: McDonald Road Library
- Admission: Free Entry but limited space, book your ticket here.
Featured Films
Kora (2024)
- Runtime: 28 minutes
- Country: Portugal
- Director: Cláudia Varejão
- About: A poetic and moving exploration of refuge, identity, and the human journeys that connect us across borders.
Everybody to Kenmure Street (2025)
Runtime: 98 minutes
Country: United Kingdom
Director: Felipe Bustos Sierra
Language: English
About: In May 2021, a UK Home Office dawn raid triggered one of the most spontaneous and successful acts of civil resistance in recent memory. In Pollokshields, Scotland’s most diverse neighbourhood, hundreds of residents rushed to the streets to stop the deportation of their neighbours.
A collaboration between and McDonald Road Library.
Special thanks to Conic Film for supporting this screening.
Event venue & nearby stays
Mcdonald Road Library, 2 Mcdonald Road, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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