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Slam (1998)
Directed by Marc Levin
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.
Rated R | Length 100 minutes
Actors
Saul Williams | Sonja Sohn | Bonz Malone | Lawrence Wilson | Beau Sia | Andre Taylor | Momolu Stewart | Ron Jones | Reamer Shedrick | Allan E. Lucas | Dominic Chianese Jr. | Jerome Goldman | DJ Renegade | Liza Jessie Peterson | Taylor Mali | Bob Holman | Rhozier T. Brown | Richard Stratton | Marion Barry Jr. | Weusi Baraka | Eddie Black | Harry Campbell | Robert Philson | Daniel M. Favors | Johnny Foye | Jesse Hicks | Carolyn Morris | Leonard A. Thompson Jr. | Todd Baker | Joseph A. Wilson | Talib Watson | Kevin Kennedy | Donnell Robinson