Handsworth Songs
Documentary
5.5
Release Date
May 8, 1986
Duration
61 min
Status
Released
Language
en
Overview
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.
Casts
Voice Over
Pervaiz Khan
Voice Over
Meera Syal
Voice Over
Yvonne Weekes
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