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Handsworth Songs (1986)

May 8, 1986 (GB) Documentary • 61m

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.

Director

John Akomfrah

Writer

Top Billed

Pervaiz Khan

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Top Billed Cast

Crew
Sebastian Shah
Sebastian Shah

Cinematography

Trevor Mathison
Trevor Mathison

Sound Recordist

Lina Gopaul
Lina Gopaul

Production Manager

John Akomfrah
John Akomfrah

Additional Photography

Avril Johnson
Avril Johnson

Assistant Editor

Rosalind Haber
Rosalind Haber

Assistant Editor

Roy Cornwall
Roy Cornwall

Additional Photography

Brand Thumim
Brand Thumim

Supervising Film Editor



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Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

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