| Handsworth Songs | |
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| Directed by | John Akomfrah |
| Produced by | Lina Gopaul |
| Cinematography | Sebastian Shah |
| Music by | Trevor Mathison |
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| Distributed by | Channel 4 |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
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,[1] who also wrote the screenplay. With cinematography by Sebastian Shah and music by Trevor Mathison, there were voice-overs by Pervais Khan, Meera Syal, Yvonne Weekes, Sachkhand Nanak Dham and Mr. McClean.[2]