Film

The Washing Society

201844mAPTADocumentary Drama

Age rating: APTA
Director: Lizzie Olesker
Year: 2018

When you drop off a bag of dirty laundry, who's doing the washing and folding? The Washing Society brings us into New York City laundromats and the experiences of the people who work there by observing these disappearing neighborhood spaces and the continual, intimate labor that is performed there.

Top cast

Ching Valdes-Aran

Laundry Worker 1

Veraalba Santa

Laundry Worker 2

Jasmine Holloway

Washing Society Member

Directed by

Lizzie Olesker, Lynne Sachs

Written by

Lynne Sachs, Lizzie Olesker