Slam (1998)
Drama • 1ч 44м
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.
TMDB rating:
6.9
(26)
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 'Diminuendo in Blue'
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Liza Jessie Peterson
Slam Poet 'Ice Cream'
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Taylor Mali
Slam Poet 'Like'
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Bob Holman
Slam MC
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Rhozier T. Brown
Public Defender
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Richard Stratton
Prosecutor
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Marion Barry
Judge
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Weusi Baraka
Weed Buyer
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Eddie Black
Dodge City Crew
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Harry Campbell
Dodge City Crew
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Robert Philson
Dodge City Crew
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Daniel M. Favors
Jail C.O.
Crew
Marc Levin
Director
Marc Levin
Story
DJ Spooky
Original Music Composer
Saul Williams
Screenplay
Mark Benjamin
Director of Photography
Richard Stratton
Screenplay
Henri M. Kessler
Producer
Bonz Malone
Screenplay
Marc Levin
Screenplay
Richard Stratton
Story
David Peipers
Executive Producer
Marc Levin
Producer
Daphne Pinkerson
Associate Producer
Richard Stratton
Producer
Sonja Sohn
Screenplay
Emir Lewis
Editor
Jeremy Saulnier
Special Effects Makeup Artist
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