Handsworth Songs (1986) + supporting film The One Minutes Series: Collective Studies

Handsworth Songs by John Akomfrah, a member of the Black Audio Film Collective (1986, 58,33 min.)

This award-winning poetic film responds to the 1985 uprisings in Handsworth and London, challenging how British media reduced these events to simple narratives of disorder. Instead, the film evokes a broad range of voices, tones, and registers. An associative mosaic in which raw street footage, scenes of commemorations of the victims, and testimonies from witnesses and others contrast with photographs and news footage.

“There are no stories in the riots, only the ghosts of other stories.” — ArtReview

Trailer: https://mubi.com/en/films/handsworth-songs/trailer

The One Minutes Series ‘Collective Studies’ curated by Gudskul (2023, 14,17 min.)

Bagaimana kita memaknai kolektivitas?
How do we define collectivity?
Bagaimana kita dimaknai oleh kolektivitas?
How does collectivity define us?
Gudskul: Collective Study and Contemporary Art Ecosystem in Jakarta, Indonesia, invited artists and filmmakers from around the world to submit one-minute films in search of answers to these questions. They selected 14 films by artists from diverse locations for their series ‘Collective Studies’. This curated selection aims to gather and present diverse perspectives from various works that contribute to shaping the meaning of collectivity.

Trailer: https://theoneminutes.org/series/collective-studies

The One Minutes releases new series of one-minute films exploring our current time through moving images. Send in your videos and participate in the project! http://theoneminutes.org/participate

Video stills: Handsworth Songs, John Akomfrah/Black Audio Film Collective, 1986, UK Man dog, dog man, A Sông Club, 2020, Vietnam (© the artists, courtesy by The One Minutes Foundation)

Collective Studies plays first, followed directly by Handsworth Songs.

• Language: Various
• Subtitles: English
• Duration: 73 mins.
• Director: Gudskul, Jan Coenen, Taufan, Collective TBA (Tumor Buddy Alliance) Penny Andrea & Jef Nollet, projektado collective, christopher tym, A Sông Club, Sander Breure and Witte van Hulzen, ikkibawiKrrr, Prashant Chavan, Chrys' Amaya Michailidis & more
• Year: 2023
• Country: China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Italy, Korea, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States, Uganda, Vietnam