
WhiteWash,thedocumentary,isafilmexploringthecomplexityofraceinAmericathroughthestruggleandtriumphofblacksurfers.ThestoryisnarratedbyGrammyAward®winnerBenHarperwithTariq"Blackthought"TrotteroftheRootsandtoldthroughtheeyesofblacksurfersfromHawaii,Jamaica,Florida,andCalifornia.ThiscontroversialandprobingfilmlooksdeepintoAmerica'spainfulandpervasivelegacyofslaveryandexclusion.Fromsurfing's"discovery"byCaptainJamesCookinHawaiiin1778throughtheexplosionofsurfcultureduringthedaysofsegregatedJimCrowAmericain1960's,thisfilmexploresthemythsthatblacksurfershaveovercomeintheirsearchforwaves.WhiteWashisastoryoftranscendenceinthefaceofaggressionandaglimpseintotheAmericanpsyche.FromtheshoresofCalifornia,Hawaii,Mexico,andPuertoRicotothebasketballcourtsofNewYorkCity,throughthecottonfieldsoftheMississippiDeltauptotheivorytowersofTexasandbackintotheswimmingpoolsofFlorida,WhiteWashisahistoricalexplorationofrace,identity,andthemythswelivebyandthatultimatelyuniteusall.

