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Handsworth Songs

Handsworth Songs

5.5 / 1019861h 1m

Synopsis

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.

Genre: Documentary

Status: Released

Director: John Akomfrah

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