Film · 1986 · Documentary
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.
6 sources · verified moments ago
based on 11 votes
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.
3 principal cast
Handsworth Songs (1986) is available to stream on Flicksy via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The 1h 1m documentary directed by John Akomfrah is rated 5.9/10 by 11 viewers.
Handsworth Songs was released on May 8, 1986.
Handsworth Songs was directed by John Akomfrah.
Handsworth Songs has a runtime of 61 minutes (1h 1m).
Handsworth Songs is categorized as Documentary.
Similar films
I Come From Away: An Immigrant in Maine
—
Me Alone in the Classroom
2017
Aos de ontem, aos de sempre
2018
Mr. Trump, Pardon the Interruption
2019
Born to be The King
2022
I'm Not Racist... Am I?
2014
Obaida
2019
Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL
2022
Hafu
2013
The Homes We Carry
2022
Death Squadrons: The French School
2003
A Year Of British Murder
2019
My Life Inside
2007
How to Build a House out of Wreckage and Rags
2022
UNSPOKEN
2022
Enemy Alien
—
Risky Roadz: 0121
2021
Negra
2020
Elena
2021
Une identité dans la diversité
2016
Flicksy