Slam (1998)
"Words make sense of a world that won't."
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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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Cast
Saul Williams
Ray Joshua
Sonja Sohn
Lauren Bell
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Bonz Malone
Hopha
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Lawrence Wilson
Big Mike
Beau Sia
Jimmy Huang
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Andre Taylor
China
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Momolu Stewart
Bay (Jail Rapper)
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Ron Jones
Do Wop Cop
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Reamer Shedrick
Do Wop Cop
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Allan E. Lucas
Chief C.O.
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Dominic Chianese Jr.
Officer Dom
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Jerome Goldman
Jail Class Poet 'Why...
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DJ Renegade
Party Poet 'Diminuen...
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Liza Jessie Peterson
Slam Poet 'Ice Cream...
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Taylor Mali
Slam Poet 'Like'