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