Slam

Slam (1998)

Words make sense of a world that won't.

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1998-10-07
  • User Rating: 6.8/10 from 20 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 40min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Off Line Entertainment Group
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Marc Levin
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Summary

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.

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  • Saul Williams

    as Ray Joshua

  • Sonja Sohn

    as Lauren Bell

  • Bonz Malone

    as Hopha

  • Lawrence Wilson

    as Big Mike

  • Beau Sia

    as Jimmy Huang

  • Andre Taylor

    as China

  • Momolu Stewart

    as Bay (Jail Rapper)

  • Ron Jones

    as Do Wop Cop

  • Reamer Shedrick

    as Do Wop Cop

  • Allan E. Lucas

    as Chief C.O.

  • Dominic Chianese Jr.

    as Officer Dom

  • Jerome Goldman

    as Jail Class Poet 'Why'

  • DJ Renegade

    as Party Poet 'Diminuendo in Blue'

  • Liza Jessie Peterson

    as Slam Poet 'Ice Cream'

  • Taylor Mali

    as Slam Poet 'Like'

  • Bob Holman

    as Slam MC

  • Rhozier T. Brown

    as Public Defender

  • Richard Stratton

    as Prosecutor

  • Marion Barry

    as Judge

  • Weusi Baraka

    as Weed Buyer

  • Eddie Black

    as Dodge City Crew

  • Harry Campbell

    as Dodge City Crew

  • Robert Philson

    as Dodge City Crew

  • Daniel M. Favors

    as Jail C.O.

  • Johnny Foye

    as Jail C.O.

  • Jesse Hicks

    as Command Center C.O.

  • Carolyn Morris

    as Hallway C.O.

  • Leonard A. Thompson Jr.

    as Bullpen Inmate

  • Todd Baker

    as Bullpen Inmate

  • Joseph A. Wilson

    as Poetry Class

  • Talib Watson

    as Thug Life Crew

  • Kevin Kennedy

    as Van Inmate

  • Donnell Robinson

    as Van Inmate
Directing Marc Levin Director
Writing Marc Levin Story
Writing Richard Stratton Story
Writing Richard Stratton Screenplay
Writing Sonja Sohn Screenplay
Writing Saul Williams Screenplay
Writing Bonz Malone Screenplay
Writing Marc Levin Screenplay
Production Marc Levin Producer
Sound DJ Spooky Original Music Composer
Production Henri M. Kessler Producer
Production Richard Stratton Producer
Production David Peipers Executive Producer
Production Daphne Pinkerson Associate Producer
Camera Mark Benjamin Director of Photography
Editing Emir Lewis Editor
Costume & Make-Up Jeremy Saulnier Special Effects Makeup Artist

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