Written, directed and produced by Eve Sandler, THE WASH is an autobiographical video narrative. This painterly work, which was shot in Hi-8, closely studies the landscapes of the artist's body and memory for scars and survival of childhood sexual abuse. A visually arresting inquiry into female relationships and secrets within the artist's own African American family, THE WASH explores complex themes of incest, family denial, silence, and love. By interweaving her own voiceover narration with exerpts from an oral history she recorded before her grandmother's death, Sandler creates an intergenerational dialogue in which she "tells" her story to Grandmother Mary--and to the audience--in what is ultimately a cleansing ritual.