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Handsworth Songs

1986Documentary1h 1mEnglish5.9 global

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.

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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.

5.9Global · TMDB

Nine-factor breakdown

SHOWING: GLOBAL
Story
6.2
Acting
5.1
Visuals
6.4
Emotion
6.4
Comedy
6.3
Pacing
5.6
Sound
6.5
Directing
6.2
Rewatch
5.4