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The Washing Society
The Washing Society
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THE WASHING SOCIETY

Directed by Lynne Sachs, Lizzie Olesker
United States, 2017
Documentary, Short

Synopsis

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.

Synopsis

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.