Slam (1998)
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
Writers:
Sonja Sohn, Bonz Malone, Marc Levin, Richard Stratton, Saul Williams.
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Saul Williams as Ray Joshua |
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Sonja Sohn as Lauren Bell |
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Bonz Malone as Hopha |
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Lawrence Wilson as Big Mike |
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Beau Sia as Jimmy Huang |
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Andre Taylor as China |
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Momolu Stewart as Bay (Jail Rapper) |
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Ron Jones as Do Wop Cop |
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Reamer Shedrick as Do Wop Cop |
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Allan E. Lucas as Chief C.O. |
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Dominic Chianese Jr. as Officer Dom |
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Jerome Goldman as Jail Class Poet 'Why' |
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DJ Renegade as Party Poet 'Diminuendo in Blue' |
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Liza Jessie Peterson as Slam Poet 'Ice Cream' |
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Taylor Mali as Slam Poet 'Like' |
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Bob Holman as Slam MC |
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Rhozier T. Brown as Public Defender |
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Richard Stratton as Prosecutor |
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Marion Barry as Judge |
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Weusi Baraka as Weed Buyer |
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Eddie Black as Dodge City Crew |
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Harry Campbell as Dodge City Crew |
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Robert Philson as Dodge City Crew |
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Daniel M. Favors as Jail C.O. |
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Johnny Foye as Jail C.O. |
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Jesse Hicks as Command Center C.O. |
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Carolyn Morris as Hallway C.O. |
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Leonard A. Thompson Jr. as Bullpen Inmate |
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Todd Baker as Bullpen Inmate |
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Joseph A. Wilson as Poetry Class |
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Talib Watson as Thug Life Crew |
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Kevin Kennedy as Van Inmate |
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Donnell Robinson as Van Inmate |
| Directing | Marc Levin | Director |
| Production | Henri M. Kessler | Producer |
| Writing | Sonja Sohn | Screenplay |
| Writing | Bonz Malone | Screenplay |
| Production | Richard Stratton | Producer |
| Production | David Peipers | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Marc Levin | Story |
| Writing | Richard Stratton | Story |
| Camera | Mark Benjamin | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Marc Levin | Screenplay |
| Editing | Emir Lewis | Editor |
| Production | Daphne Pinkerson | Associate Producer |
| Production | Marc Levin | Producer |
| Writing | Richard Stratton | Screenplay |
| Writing | Saul Williams | Screenplay |
| Sound | DJ Spooky | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jeremy Saulnier | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
