Movies: Wash day

An African-American girl, obsessed with her hair, seeks guidance in a small fish when her mother forces her to go underwater....

Working-class single mother Carol struggles with her defiant son and a fractured past. After witnessing a brutal attack and suspecting her son's involvement, she hides the truth. Wracked with guilt, she's left protecting a lie-and a possible murderer...

As they get ready for the day, three young Black women discuss the public perception of their Blackness in relation to their cultivation of a strong sense of self. Wash Day is an intimate exploration into how private, domestic acts such as washing yo...