Amidst the Industry sponsored docu-mercials that usually pack the X Dance Film Festival (which ended yesterday) is Whitewash, a documentary about the history of back surfers produced by Ted Woods, a white guy from the Midwest, according to a story in the Park Record.
“Whitewash” engages experts in discussions on swimming, surfing and sport history, recounting stories of discrimination and the struggle to get the black population back to the water. An interview on the basketball courts of New York City shows African American youth laughing at the notion of them swimming, unaware that history, not biology, was guiding the stereotype.
The film is narrated by Ben Harper and featured music by The Roots, Erykah Badu and others. We’re looking forward to checking it out.
[Link: Park Record and Trespassproductions]
super interesting and unique perspective…look forward to checking this out.
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