Slam

1998 | 100 minutes | 6.8 ★ (20)

Slam
  • 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.

  • Release Date

    07 October 1998

  • DirectingMarc Levin
  • Budget

    $0.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

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