Handsworth Songs

IMDb 5.5 1986 • 61 min • Documentary

Director

John Akomfrah

Country

GB

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Pervaiz Khan
Pervaiz Khan Voice Over
Meera Syal
Meera Syal Voice Over
Yvonne Weekes
Yvonne Weekes Voice Over