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Handsworth Songs

Handsworth Songs

19861h 1m

Status

Released

Release

1986

Runtime

1h 1m

Storyline

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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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 1m
May 8, 1986
Languages
English
Production Countries
United Kingdom

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