Handsworth Songs
(1986)

Released: 1986-05-08

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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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Pervaiz Khan

as Voice Over

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Meera Syal

as Voice Over

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Yvonne Weekes

as Voice Over

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Trevor Mathison

Sound Recordist

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Lina Gopaul

Production Manager

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John Akomfrah

Additional Photography

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Roy Cornwall

Additional Photography

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Brand Thumim

Supervising Film Editor

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Avril Johnson

Assistant Editor

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