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.
Cast
Saul WilliamsRay Joshua
Sonja SohnLauren BellBonz MaloneHophaLawrence WilsonBig Mike
Beau SiaJimmy HuangAndre TaylorChinaMomolu StewartBay (Jail Rapper)Ron JonesDo Wop CopReamer ShedrickDo Wop CopAllan E. LucasChief C.O.Dominic Chianese Jr.Officer DomJerome GoldmanJail Class Poet 'Why'DJ RenegadeParty Poet 'Diminuendo in Blue'Liza Jessie PetersonSlam Poet 'Ice Cream'Taylor MaliSlam Poet 'Like'
