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White Wash (2011)

White Wash poster
Directed by
Ted Woods
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 18m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary explores the experiences of black surfers in a sport that is mostly white. It shows the challenges they face and their efforts to be part of surf culture.

educationalthoughtfulinformativereflectiveearnestslow-pacedhistorical

What happens

White Wash is a 2011 American documentary film about black surfers, directed, produced, and written by Ted Woods. It documents the struggles of an African Americans being in a predominantly "white sport". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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