Handsworth Songs (1986)

Name: Handsworth Songs
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1986-05-08
Cast: Meera Syal, Pervaiz Khan, Yvonne Weekes

Documentary

Release Date:	1986, May 8
Directors:	John Akomfrah
Countries:	United Kingdom
Production:	Black Audio Film Collective
Cast:	Meera Syal, Pervaiz Khan, Yvonne Weekes

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.

Keywords:

racism united kingdom immigration birmingham race riot

BigList Rating:	0
Critics Rating:	55

Handsworth Songs (1986)

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