This show belongs to the Adelaide Fringe 2026 season. This season is now over.

Blue Has No Borders Poster - a background image of the sea over a large cliff with the words Blue Has No Borders across the top with about 5 different faces of people who feature in the documentary
Adelaide Fringe 2026

Blue Has No Borders

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.

Presented by: Jessi Gutch

Film and Digital
International

Suitability & warnings

Content rating: PG
Family friendly: No
Target audience: Middle School (12-14) | High School (15-17)

Accessibility

 
High audio content
 
High visual content

Presenter

Presented by: Jessi Gutch