A collective contradictory essay about the edge of England, told through the inner lives of a small town, where refugees cross everyday in small boats.
UPCOMING TOUR DATES 2026:
All screenings will include a Q&A with the film team and/or community panel discussion
Picture East Film Festival, Dagenham | Friday Jan 30th, 7pm (On Sale soon)
Folkestone Silver Screen | Thursday Feb 5th, 730pm
Whitstable Social Club | Friday Feb 6th (On Sale soon)
Picturehouse Finsbury Park | Thursday March 5th, 8pm
Stroud Film Festival - Lansdown Hall | Saturday March 7th, 430pm (On Sale soon)
Watershed Bristol | Tuesday March 10th, 6pm (On Sale soon)
Phoenix East Finchley | Wednesday March 11th, 8pm (On Sale soon)
FACT Liverpool | Thursday March 12th (On Sale soon)
Adelaide Fringe Festival - Palace Nova Cinemas | Monday March 16th, 730pm
Tyneside Newcastle | Thursday March 19th, 615pm
Curzon Clevedon | Friday March 20th (On Sale Soon)
Tywyn Magic Lantern | Sunday March 22nd (On Sale Soon)
Previous screenings
October 2025
Folkestone Documentary Festival - Silver Screen | Wednesday 22nd October, 7pm
Broadstairs Palace Cinema | Monday 27th October, 7.30pm
November 2025
Central Scotland Documentary Festival - Macrobert Arts Centre | Saturday 1st Nov, 5.45pm
Lewes - Westgate Chapel & Community Hub | Wednesday 12th Nov, 7pm
Nunhead Community Cinema | Thursday 13th Nov, 7pm
Isle of Wight - Ventnor Arts Club | Tuesday 18th Nov, 7pm
Brighton - Duke’s at Komedia | Wednesday 19th Nov, 8pm
Belfast - Queens Film Theatre | Sunday 23rd Nov, 5.45pm
Bradford - Pictureville Cinema | Wednesday 26th Nov, 6.30pm
London Migration Film Festival - Genesis Cinema | Friday 28th Nov, 6.30pm
Margate Film Festival - Ark Cliftonville | Sunday 30th Nov, 1pm
December 2025
London - Rio Cinema | Thursday 4th Dec, 6.30pm
Falmouth - The Poly Cinema | Wednesday 10th Dec, 6pm
More dates announced soon for March 2026:
Manchester, Liverpool, Bristol, Totnes, Newcastle, Leeds, Glasgow and Cardiff.
“Stop the boats” and “take back control” have defined UK politics for the last decade; thinly-veiled racism behind borders meant to protect a certain kind of Englishness.
Jessi moves from London to Folkestone, a Brexit-voting small town built on the iconic White Cliffs. Refugees cross daily from France, and tensions rise between 'woke' progressives and a conservative set nostalgic for Empire and War heroics.
Through moments of emotion, humour, and the everyday, the place and people shift from caricature to community, as she meets 6 characters embodying hope for a messy inclusive England.
We enter their lives, echoing collective thoughts and dreams as the Coronation comes, wars begin, and Governments change, trying to work out who we really are amidst social and political chaos.
Directed by Jessi Gutch
Produced by Charlie Phillips (I am Charlie) and Nikki Parrott (Tigerlily Two)