1986· 61 min
Handsworth Songs
Documentary
5.5 / 10TMDB Score
Summary
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
Cast: Pervaiz Khan, Meera Syal, Yvonne Weekes
