Slam (1998)
Words make sense of a world that won't.
1998 · R · 1h 44m · Drama
Genres: 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…
Director: Marc Levin
Writers: Marc Levin, Saul Williams, Richard Stratton
Music by: DJ Spooky
Cinematography: Mark Benjamin
Editor: Emir Lewis
Cast
Saul Williams as Ray JoshuaSonja Sohn as Lauren BellBonz Malone as HophaLawrence Wilson as Big MikeBeau Sia as Jimmy HuangAndre Taylor as ChinaMomolu Stewart as Bay (Jail Rapper)Ron Jones as Do Wop CopReamer Shedrick as Do Wop CopAllan E. Lucas as Chief C.O.Dominic Chianese Jr. as Officer DomJerome Goldman as Jail Class Poet 'Why'More like this
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