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.
Cast
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Saul Williams
Played Ray Joshua
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Sonja Sohn
Played Lauren Bell
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Bonz Malone
Played Hopha
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Lawrence Wilson
Played Big Mike
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Beau Sia
Played Jimmy Huang
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Andre Taylor
Played China
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Momolu Stewart
Played Bay (Jail Rapper)
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Ron Jones
Played Do Wop Cop
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Reamer Shedrick
Played Do Wop Cop
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Allan E. Lucas
Played Chief C.O.
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Dominic Chianese Jr.
Played Officer Dom
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Jerome Goldman
Played Jail Class Poet 'Why…
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DJ Renegade
Played Party Poet 'Diminuen…
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Liza Jessie Peterson
Played Slam Poet 'Ice Cream…
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Taylor Mali
Played Slam Poet 'Like'
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Bob Holman
Played Slam MC
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Rhozier T. Brown
Played Public Defender
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Richard Stratton
Played Prosecutor
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Marion Barry
Played Judge
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Weusi Baraka
Played Weed Buyer
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Eddie Black
Played Dodge City Crew
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Harry Campbell
Played Dodge City Crew
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Robert Philson
Played Dodge City Crew
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Daniel M. Favors
Played Jail C.O.
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Johnny Foye
Played Jail C.O.
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Jesse Hicks
Played Command Center C.O.
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Carolyn Morris
Played Hallway C.O.
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Leonard A. Thompson …
Played Bullpen Inmate
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Todd Baker
Played Bullpen Inmate
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Joseph A. Wilson
Played Poetry Class
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Talib Watson
Played Thug Life Crew
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Kevin Kennedy
Played Van Inmate
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Donnell Robinson
Played Van Inmate
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