Handsworth Songs 38 years old

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.

Credits

Handsworth Songs Cast

Name Character
Meera Syal She was 24, now 63 years old as Voice Over

Handsworth Songs Crew

Name Department
John Akomfrah as Additional Photography. He was 29 (now 67) years old Camera
John Akomfrah as Director. He was 29 (now 67) years old Directing
Brand Thumim as Supervising Film Editor. Editing
Roy Cornwall as Additional Photography. Camera
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Handsworth Songs (38 years)

  • Release day: Wednesday, January 01, 1986
  • Runtime: 61 minutes