Handsworth Songs (1986)
1h 1m
Running Time
May 8, 1986Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Pervaiz Khan
Voice Over
Meera Syal
Voice Over
Yvonne Weekes
Voice Over
John Akomfrah
Director / Additional Photography
Sebastian Shah
Cinematography
Trevor Mathison
Music / Sound Recordist
Lina Gopaul
Producer / Production Manager
Peter Spencer
Composer
Anna Liebschner
Editor
Hugh Williams
Editor
Avril Johnson
Assistant Editor
Rosalind Haber
Assistant Editor
Roy Cornwall
Additional Photography
Brand Thumim
Supervising Film Editor
Media.
Details.
This Movie Is About.
immigration
race riot
racism
united kingdom
birmingham
Wiki.
Handsworth Songs is a 1986 British documentary film directed by John Akomfrah and produced by Lina Gopaul. It was filmed during the 1985 riots in Handsworth and London. The production company was the Black Audio Film Collective, who also wrote the screenplay. With cinematography by Sebastian Shah and music by Trevor Mathison, there were voice-overs by Pervais Khan, Meera Syal, Yvonne Weekes, Sachkhand Nanak Dham and Mr. McClean.
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