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Handsworth Songs is a 1986 British documentary film directed by John Akomfrah and produced by Lina Gopaul. It was filmed during the 1985 riots in Handsworth and London. The production company was the Black Audio Film Collective, who also wrote the screenplay.
24. Okt. 1986 · Handsworth Songs: Directed by John Akomfrah. With Pervaiz Khan, Meera Syal, Yvonne Weekes. Documentary examining the 1985 riots in London and Birmingham's Handsworth district that erupted in reaction to the repressive policing of black communities.
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- John Akomfrah
- 1986-10-24
18. Juni 2020 · The dialogue is retold in the Black Audio Film Collective’s Handsworth Songs (1986), directed by the British artist John Akomfrah, which follows the unrest that burned for three days through the Birmingham neighbourhood, in a loose documentary format.
In October 1985 Britain witnessed a spate of civil disturbances in the Birmingham district of Handsworth and in urban centres of London. These were violent, tragic events, marked by the death of an elderly black woman, Joy Gardner and a white policeman, Keith Blakelock . Handsworth Songs takes as its point of departure these events and the ...
A film essay on race and civil disorder in 1980s Britain and the inner city riots of 1985, Handsworth Songs takes as its point of departure the civil disturbances of September and October 1985 in the Birmingham district of Handsworth and in the urban centres of London.
Handsworth Songs ist ein Filmessay über Rasse, Ideologie und Topologie von Kampf und Macht. Er ist lyrisch, poetisch und leidenschaftlich.
An experimental film essay on race and disorder in Britain, filmed in Handsworth and London during the riots of 1985 and incorporating newsreel and archival material. Show full synopsis. Handsworth Songs was made for the Channel 4 series Britain: The Lie of the Land.
