Handsworth Songs
Handsworth Songs is one of the most talked-about Documentary movies released in 1986, attracting audiences with its cinematic storytelling and memorable performances.
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.
