Handsworth Songs
1986 | 61m | English
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| Director: | John Akomfrah |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | May 08, 1986 |
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| Director: | John Akomfrah |
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| Genres: | Documentary |
| Keywords | immigration, race riot, racism, united kingdom, birmingham |
| Production Companies | Black Audio Film Collective |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 04, 2024 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Pervaiz Khan | Voice Over |
| Meera Syal | Voice Over |
| Yvonne Weekes | Voice Over |
| Name | Job |
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| John Akomfrah | Director, Additional Photography |
| Anna Liebschner | Editor |
| Brand Thumim | Supervising Film Editor |
| Avril Johnson | Assistant Editor |
| Rosalind Haber | Assistant Editor |
| Hugh Williams | Editor |
| Trevor Mathison | Sound Recordist, Music |
| Sebastian Shah | Cinematography |
| Roy Cornwall | Additional Photography |
| Lina Gopaul | Production Manager |
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| Lina Gopaul | Producer |
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