Handsworth Songs
19861h 1m5.9
Documentary
- Runtime
- 1h 1m
- Genre
- Documentary
- Origin
- United Kingdom
About
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.
Where to watch
Not available to stream in United States yet.
Details
- Director
- John Akomfrah
- Status
- Released
- Released
- May 8, 1986
- Studio
- Black Audio Film Collective
Cast
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