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Slam

Slam

Words make sense of a world that won't.
Oct 07, 1998 1h 40m
6.8
21 votes

Synopsis

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.

Title Slam
Companies Off Line Entertainment Group
Countries United States of America
Keywords restored, preserved film
Sonja Sohn

Sonja Sohn

Lauren Bell
Beau Sia

Beau Sia

Jimmy Huang
Momolu Stewart

Momolu Stewart

Bay (Jail Rapper)
Ron Jones

Ron Jones

Do Wop Cop
Jerome Goldman

Jerome Goldman

Jail Class Poet 'Why'
DJ Renegade

DJ Renegade

Party Poet 'Diminuendo in Blue'
Liza Jessie Peterson

Liza Jessie Peterson

Slam Poet 'Ice Cream'
Taylor Mali

Taylor Mali

Slam Poet 'Like'
Rhozier T. Brown

Rhozier T. Brown

Public Defender
Weusi Baraka

Weusi Baraka

Weed Buyer
Eddie Black

Eddie Black

Dodge City Crew
Harry Campbell

Harry Campbell

Dodge City Crew
Robert Philson

Robert Philson

Dodge City Crew
Jesse Hicks

Jesse Hicks

Command Center C.O.
Carolyn Morris

Carolyn Morris

Hallway C.O.
Todd Baker

Todd Baker

Bullpen Inmate
Talib Watson

Talib Watson

Thug Life Crew