Slam
# Words make sense of a world that won't.
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available:
English
📆 Date Released:
1998-10-07
⌚ Running Time:
100 mins
⭐ Vote Average:
6.8
Beloved Cast
Ray Joshua
Saul Williams
Lauren Bell
Sonja Sohn
Hopha
Bonz Malone
Big Mike
Lawrence Wilson
Jimmy Huang
Beau Sia
China
Andre Taylor
Bay (Jail Rapper)
Momolu Stewart
Do Wop Cop
Ron Jones
Do Wop Cop
Reamer Shedrick
Chief C.O.
Allan E. Lucas
Officer Dom
Dominic Chianese Jr.
Jail Class Poet 'Why'
Jerome Goldman
Party Poet 'Diminuendo in Blue'
DJ Renegade
Slam Poet 'Ice Cream'
Liza Jessie Peterson
Slam Poet 'Like'
Taylor Mali
Slam MC
Bob Holman
Public Defender
Rhozier T. Brown
Prosecutor
Richard Stratton
Judge
Marion Barry
Weed Buyer
Weusi Baraka
Dodge City Crew
Eddie Black
Dodge City Crew
Harry Campbell
Dodge City Crew
Robert Philson
Jail C.O.
Daniel M. Favors
Jail C.O.
Johnny Foye
Command Center C.O.
Jesse Hicks
Hallway C.O.
Carolyn Morris
Bullpen Inmate
Leonard A. Thompson Jr.
Bullpen Inmate
Todd Baker
Poetry Class
Joseph A. Wilson
Thug Life Crew
Talib Watson
Van Inmate
Kevin Kennedy
Van Inmate
Donnell Robinson
