Basic Info
Release: October 07, 1998
Runtime: 100 min
Rating: ⭐ 6.7/10 (23 votes)
Status: Released
Videos
Official Re-Release Trailer (YouTube)
Meet the Artist 2023: Marc Levin on “SLAM” (YouTube)
Slam
1998
100 min
⭐ 6.7/10
23 votes
Overview
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.
Genres
Drama
Production Countries
- United States of America
Spoken Languages
- English en
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Cast
Saul Williams
Ray Joshua
Sonja Sohn
Lauren Bell
Bonz Malone
Hopha
Lawrence Wilson
Big Mike
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'
Crew
Marc Levin
Director
Henri M. Kessler
Producer
Sonja Sohn
Screenplay
Bonz Malone
Screenplay
Richard Stratton
Producer
David Peipers
Executive Producer
Marc Levin
Screenplay
Marc Levin
Producer
Richard Stratton
Screenplay
Saul Williams
Screenplay
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