Handsworth Songs (1986)
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.
Videos
Casting arrow_drop_down
Pervaiz Khan
as Voice Over
as Voice Over
Meera Syal
as Voice Over
as Voice Over
Yvonne Weekes
as Voice Over
as Voice Over
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Crew arrow_drop_down
John Akomfrah
Director
Director
Trevor Mathison
Music
Music
Sebastian Shah
Cinematography
Cinematography
Lina Gopaul
Producer
Producer
Anna Liebschner
Editor
Editor
Hugh Williams
Editor
Editor
Trevor Mathison
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
John Akomfrah
Additional Photography
Additional Photography
Avril Johnson
Assistant Editor
Assistant Editor
Lina Gopaul
Production Manager
Production Manager
Roy Cornwall
Additional Photography
Additional Photography
Rosalind Haber
Assistant Editor
Assistant Editor
Brand Thumim
Supervising Film Editor
Supervising Film Editor
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