Handsworth Songs
Directed by John Akomfrah8 maja 1986 61 minDokumentalny
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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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Handsworth Songs was released on 8 maja 1986.
Handsworth Songs was directed by John Akomfrah.
Handsworth Songs has a runtime of 61 min.
Handsworth Songs was produced by Lina Gopaul.
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.
The key characters in Handsworth Songs are Voice Over (Pervaiz Khan), Voice Over (Meera Syal), Voice Over (Yvonne Weekes).
Handsworth Songs is a Dokumentalny film.