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