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Slam

Slam

1998 1h 44m · Drama · ★ 6.9

Slam

Words make sense of a world that won't.

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.

Director Marc Levin

Screenplay Richard Stratton

Screenplay Sonja Sohn

Top Billed Cast

Saul Williams

Saul Williams

Ray Joshua

Sonja Sohn

Sonja Sohn

Lauren Bell

Bonz Malone

Hopha

Lawrence Wilson

Big Mike

Beau Sia

Beau Sia

Jimmy Huang

Andre Taylor

China

Momolu Stewart

Bay (Jail Rapper)

Ron Jones

Do Wop Cop

Reamer Shedrick

Do Wop Cop

Allan E. Lucas

Chief C.O.

Dominic Chianese Jr.

Officer Dom

Jerome Goldman

Jail Class Poet 'Why'

DJ Renegade

Party Poet 'Diminuendo in Blue'

Liza Jessie Peterson

Slam Poet 'Ice Cream'

Taylor Mali

Slam Poet 'Like'

Official Re-Release Trailer

Meet the Artist 2023: Marc Levin on “SLAM”

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