Blue Has No Borders

Beach meal - Blue Has No Borders documentary

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.

“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.

Director: Jessi Gutch

Produced by Charlie Phillips (I am Charlie) and Nikki Parrott (Tigerlily Two)

World Premiere at Sheffield DocFest 2025

UPCOMING TOUR DATES 2026:

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

Tywyn Magic Lantern | Sunday March 22nd (On Sale Soon)

…and more screenings to come! Watch this space and contact us if you’d like BHNB to show near you.