Handsworth Songs
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1986-05-08 • 1h 1m
The Black Audio Film Collective’s acclaimed essay film, 'Handsworth Songs', examines the 1985 race riots in Handsworth and London. Interweaving archival photographs, newsreel clips, and home movie footage, the film is both an exploration of documentary aesthetics and a broad meditation social and cultural oppression through Britain’s intertwined narratives of racism and economic decline.
- Directors
- John Akomfrah
- Editors
- Hugh Williams
Handsworth Songs
Visit website1986-05-08 • 1h 1m
5.5/10 • 10
The Black Audio Film Collective’s acclaimed essay film, 'Handsworth Songs', examines the 1985 race riots in Handsworth and London. Interweaving archival photographs, newsreel clips, and home movie footage, the film is both an exploration of documentary aesthetics and a broad meditation social and cultural oppression through Britain’s intertwined narratives of racism and economic decline.
- Directors
- John Akomfrah
- Editors
- Hugh Williams
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Pervaiz Khan
Voice Over
Meera Syal
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Yvonne Weekes
Voice Over
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- English
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- Keywords
- immigrationrace riotracismunited kingdombirmingham