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

Cast

Saul Williams

Ray Joshua

Sonja Sohn

Lauren Bell

B

Bonz Malone

Hopha

L

Lawrence Wilson

Big Mike

Beau Sia

Jimmy Huang

A

Andre Taylor

China

M

Momolu Stewart

Bay (Jail Rapper)

R

Ron Jones

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