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  1. www.imdb.com › title › tt0139615Slam (1998) - IMDb

    Oct 7, 1998 · Slam: Directed by Marc Levin. With Saul Williams, Sonja Sohn, Bonz Malone, Lawrence Wilson. Grand Jury Prize, 1998 Sundance Film Festival. A talented youth (Saul Williams) copes with urban crime and despair by competing in poetry slams.

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    • Drama
    • Marc Levin
    • 1998-10-07
  2. United States. Language. English. Box office. $1 million. Slam is a 1998 American independent drama film directed, co-written and co-produced by Marc Levin and starring and co-written by Saul Williams and Sonja Sohn. It tells the story of a young African-American man whose talent for poetry is hampered by his social background.

  3. Released October 7th, 1998, 'Slam' stars Saul Williams, Sonja Sohn, Bonz Malone, Lawrence Wilson The R movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 40 min, and received a user score of 68 (out of 100) on ...

  4. "Slam" is a fable disguised as a slice of life, and cobbled together out of too many pieces that don't fit smoothly together. It's moving, but not as effective as it could have been. Inspired in part by the documentary "SlamNation," it's the story of Ray, a Washington, D.C., prisoner whose life is transformed by poetry. And it also provides a glimpse of the world of competitive poetry slams ...

  5. Oct 7, 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 ...

  6. Slam. Raymond is a young Black performance poet who's arrested and imprisoned for a petty marijuana charge. In jail he meets a prison gang leader and a writing teacher who inspires him to use the ...

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  8. R 1 hr 40 min Oct 7th, 1998 Drama. 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 ...

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