Handsworth Songs
Original title: Handsworth Songs
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5.5/10
(10)
5/8/1986
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1h 1min
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Documentary
Synopsis
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.
Direction: John Akomfrah
Producer: Lina Gopaul
Cast
Meera Syal
Voice Over
