Slam

Slam - (1998)Released

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Off Line Entertainment Group

Spoken Languages

English

Release Date

1998-10-07

Budget

N/A

Revenue

N/A

Runtime

100 minutes

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