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Handsworth Songs

Plot: 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
Release Date: Thursday, May 8 1986
38 years ago
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Portrait of Pervaiz KhanPervaiz Khan
Pervaiz Khan was
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as 'Voice Over'.
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Portrait of Meera SyalMeera Syal
Meera Syal was
24 in Handsworth Songs
as 'Voice Over'.
Tue, Jun 27 1961
Portrait of Yvonne WeekesYvonne Weekes
Yvonne Weekes was
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Portrait of John AkomfrahJohn Akomfrah
John Akomfrah was
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as 'Director, Additional Photography'
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Portrait of Lina GopaulLina Gopaul
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as 'Producer, Production Manager'
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Portrait of Anna LiebschnerAnna Liebschner
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as 'Editor'
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Portrait of Hugh WilliamsHugh Williams
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Portrait of Avril JohnsonAvril Johnson
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Portrait of Rosalind HaberRosalind Haber
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Portrait of Brand ThumimBrand Thumim
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as 'Supervising Film Editor'
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Portrait of Trevor MathisonTrevor Mathison
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as 'Music, Sound Recordist'
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Portrait of Sebastian ShahSebastian Shah
Sebastian Shah was
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as 'Cinematography'
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Portrait of Roy CornwallRoy Cornwall
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