Release Date: 1986-05-08
Runtime: 61
Languages: English
Rating: 5.5
Votes: 10
Genres: Documentary
Director: John Akomfrah
Description: 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 foo...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.Read More
Production Companies:
Black Audio Film Collective
