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Slam

68 %|Oct 7, 1998|Drama

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.

Featured Crew

Marc Levin
Director
Marc Levin
Story
DJ Spooky
Original Music Composer
Saul Williams
Screenplay
Mark Benjamin
Director of Photography
Richard Stratton
Screenplay
Henri M. Kessler
Producer
Bonz Malone
Screenplay

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Cast

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Saul Williams
Ray Joshua
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Sonja Sohn
Lauren Bell
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Beau Sia
Jimmy Huang
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Momolu Stewart
Bay (Jail Rapper)
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Ron Jones
Do Wop Cop
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Reamer Shedrick
Do Wop Cop
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Allan E. Lucas
Chief C.O.
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Jerome Goldman
Jail Class Poet 'Why'
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DJ Renegade
Party Poet 'Diminuendo in Blue'
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Liza Jessie Peterson
Slam Poet 'Ice Cream'
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Taylor Mali
Slam Poet 'Like'
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Bob Holman
Slam MC
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Rhozier T. Brown
Public Defender
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Weusi Baraka
Weed Buyer
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Eddie Black
Dodge City Crew
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Harry Campbell
Dodge City Crew
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Robert Philson
Dodge City Crew
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Johnny Foye
Jail C.O.
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Jesse Hicks
Command Center C.O.
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Carolyn Morris
Hallway C.O.
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Todd Baker
Bullpen Inmate
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Joseph A. Wilson
Poetry Class
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Talib Watson
Thug Life Crew
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Kevin Kennedy
Van Inmate