Handsworth Songs
movie

Released May 08, 1986
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Overview
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.
Crew
John Akomfrah
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Director
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Lina Gopaul
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Producer
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Trevor Mathison
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Music
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Sebastian Shah
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Cinematography
John Akomfrah
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Additional Photography
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Roy Cornwall
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Additional Photography
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Trevor Mathison
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Sound Recordist
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Lina Gopaul
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Production Manager
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Anna Liebschner
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Editor
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Brand Thumim
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Supervising Film Editor
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Avril Johnson
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Assistant Editor
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Rosalind Haber
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Assistant Editor