Handsworth Songs
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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John Akomfrah Director · Anna Liebschner Editor Hugh Williams Editor
First release May 8, 1986 · Produced in United Kingdom
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Black Audio Film Collective
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United Kingdom
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English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · May 8, 1986
Premiere · Source: IMDB (Cannes)
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Australia
August 15, 2021 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
Canada
September 17, 1987 · Premiere · Toronto Film Festival
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