Handsworth Songs
5.5
May 8, 1986
1h 1m
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.
Production
Black Audio Film Collective
Language
English
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Cast
Pervaiz Khan
Voice Over
Meera Syal
Voice Over
Yvonne Weekes
Voice Over
