CinemaOSMovie · 1998 · 1h 44m · R

Slam

Words make sense of a world that won't.

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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.

Directed byMarc Levin

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 44m
Language
EN
Released
October 7, 1998
Studios
Off Line Entertainment Group

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Saul Williams

Saul Williams

Ray Joshua

Sonja Sohn

Sonja Sohn

Lauren Bell

Bonz Malone

Hopha

Lawrence Wilson

Big Mike

Beau Sia

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.

Creative team
Directed by
Marc Levin
Marc Levin
Written by
Marc Levin
Marc Levin
Richard Stratton
Produced by
Marc Levin
Marc Levin
Henri M. Kessler

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