Handsworth Songs
1986•1h 1m•5.9•Released
Documentary
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.
Director
John Akomfrah
Languages
English
Studio
Black Audio Film Collective
Cast
Pervaiz Khan
Voice Over
Meera Syal
Voice Over
Yvonne Weekes
Voice Over
Production
Company
Black Audio Film Collective
Producer
Lina Gopaul
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