Film
The Washing Society + Documentary Shorts Program
- 2PM
When you drop off a bag of dirty laundry, who’s doing the washing and folding? Mixing revealing interviews with poetic performance, filmmaker Lynne Sachs and playwright Lizzie Olesker go behind the scenes of New York City’s laundromats to uncover the hidden labor that goes into cleaning your clothes—a story that intersects with history, immigration, race, community, and capitalism. Preceded by a documentary shorts program.
Q&A with filmmakers
Dir. Darius Clark Monroe
2018, 15min
In 1969, a group of fourteen black football players at the University of Wyoming took a stand against racism in college athletics—and paid the price for speaking out. A tribute to the fearlessness of those who paved the way for today’s activist athletes.
Dir. Crystal Kayiza
2018, 15min
Three snapshots of black life in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, a place where the racial injustices of the past continue into the present.
Dir. Adrián Gutiérrez & Grace Remington
2018, 19min
A group of immigrants living in the Bronx join forces to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars to improve their hometown in Mexico. A story of community, collective action, and the meaning of home.
Multi-film discount (BAM Rose Cinemas screenings only)
3 or more films: 20% off your purchase
6 or more films: 30% off your purchase
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