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.
Credits
Handsworth Songs Cast
| Name |
Character |
|
Meera Syal
She was 24, now 62 years old
|
as Voice Over |
Handsworth Songs Crew
| Name |
Department |
|
John Akomfrah as Additional Photography. He was 29 (now 67) years old
|
Camera |
|
John Akomfrah as Director. He was 29 (now 67) years old
|
Directing |
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Brand Thumim as Supervising Film Editor. |
Editing |
|
Roy Cornwall as Additional Photography. |
Camera |
