Slam (1998-10-07)
Words make sense of a world that won't.
Overview
Raymond Joshua, a young black performance poet, is arrested and imprisoned for a petty marijuana charge in a Washington, D.C. jail. Although the confining prison walls do little to shield him from danger, it is within those walls that Raymond establishes his identity, strength, and voice and meets a prison gang leader and a prison writing teacher, Lauren Bell. Bell inspires Raymond to use the power of creative expression to free himself from the struggles and demise of the Black male as another victim of the judicial system.
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Status: Released
Release Date: 1998-10-07
Runtime: 1h 40m
Director: Marc Levin
Writer: Sonja Sohn, Bonz Malone, Marc Levin, Richard Stratton, Marc Levin, Richard Stratton, Saul Williams
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Top Cast
Saul Williams
Ray Joshua
Sonja Sohn
Lauren Bell
Bonz Malone
Hopha
Lawrence Wilson
Big Mike
Beau Sia
Jimmy Huang
Andre Taylor
China
Momolu Stewart
Bay (Jail Rapper)
Ron Jones
Do Wop Cop
Reamer Shedrick
Do Wop Cop
Allan E. Lucas
Chief C.O.
Dominic Chianese Jr.
Officer Dom
Jerome Goldman
Jail Class Poet 'Why'
DJ Renegade
Party Poet 'Diminuendo in Blue'
Liza Jessie Peterson
Slam Poet 'Ice Cream'
Taylor Mali
Slam Poet 'Like'
Bob Holman
Slam MC
Rhozier T. Brown
Public Defender
Richard Stratton
Prosecutor
Marion Barry
Judge
Weusi Baraka
Weed Buyer
Eddie Black
Dodge City Crew
Harry Campbell
Dodge City Crew
Robert Philson
Dodge City Crew
Daniel M. Favors
Jail C.O.
Johnny Foye
Jail C.O.
Jesse Hicks
Command Center C.O.
Carolyn Morris
Hallway C.O.
Leonard A. Thompson Jr.
Bullpen Inmate
Todd Baker
Bullpen Inmate
Joseph A. Wilson
Poetry Class
Talib Watson
Thug Life Crew
Kevin Kennedy
Van Inmate
Donnell Robinson
Van Inmate

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