Handsworth Songs

1h 1min

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.

Cast

Pervaiz Khan

Pervaiz Khan

Voice Over
Meera Syal

Meera Syal

Voice Over
Yvonne Weekes

Yvonne Weekes

Voice Over

Release date

8th May 1986

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English