Learning on ScreenHandsworth Songs
- Synopsis
- A film essay on the concepts of race and civil disorder in contemporary Britain. Filmed in Handsworth and London during the riots of 1985 and using extensive archive footage, the film attempts to examines painful experiences of race in both historical and contemporary situation. The footage ranges from shots of colonial labour through to images of Caribbean/Asian settlement. These are used to produce new meanings and inflections to each succeeding historical moments.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Year of production
- 1986
- Notes
- Broadcast on Channel 4 on 6/7/1987.
- Subjects
- Sociology
- Keywords
- black and Asian people; black communities; race relations; racial identity; racial violence
Credits
- Director
- John Akomfrah
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- PAL
- Price
- £120.00
- Availability
- Hire Sale
- Duration/Size
- 59 minutes
- Year
- 2017
- Type
- Film
- Format
- 16mm
- Availability
- Hire
Production Company
Distributor
- Name
Lux
- info@lux.org.uk
- Web
- https://lux.org.uk/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 31412960
- Address
- Waterlow Park Centre
Dartmouth Park Hill
London
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- The premier UK source for arts-based moving image materials including experimental film, video art, installation art, performance art, personal documentary, essay films and animation. Incorporates collections previously held by the London Film-makers’ Co-op and London Video Arts. The 4000+ works are available for non-theatric exhibition, some may be purchased on DVD through the online shop, and a selection are streamed for free online viewing.
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