Handsworth Songs (1986)
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.
Release Date: 1986-05-08
Runtime: 61 minutes
Director: John Akomfrah
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- Pervaiz Khan as Voice Over
- Meera Syal as Voice Over
- Yvonne Weekes as Voice Over
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