Handsworth Songs
1986 • Documentary
5.5 (10)
John Akomfrah
Director
Status
Released
Release date
May 8, 1986
Duration
61 Min
Language
en
Popularity
0.2022
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
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.
Cast
Meera Syal
