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201178 minPGdocumentary

White Wash

201178 minPGdocumentary

Exploring race through the eyes of black surfers in America.

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Exploring race through the eyes of black surfers in America.

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Ted Woodsdirector

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Documentary that exploring the complexity of race in America through the struggle and triumph of black surfers. This controversial and probing film looks deep into America's painful and pervasive legacy of slavery and exclusion.

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