Slam

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.

Average Score : 68.5

Words make sense of a world that won't.

Status: Released

Release Date: 1998-10-07

Geners Drama

Production Companies Off Line Entertainment Group

Production Countries

Run time: 100 minutes

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