Slam

1h 44m

6.6

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

Lawrence Wilson

Bay (Jail Rapper)

Reamer Shedrick

Dominic Chianese Jr.

Jail Class Poet 'Why'

Party Poet 'Diminuendo in Blue'

Liza Jessie Peterson

Slam Poet 'Ice Cream'

Slam Poet 'Like'

Rhozier T. Brown

Public Defender

Richard Stratton

Dodge City Crew

Dodge City Crew

Dodge City Crew

Daniel M. Favors

Command Center C.O.

Leonard A. Thompson Jr.

Joseph A. Wilson

Donnell Robinson

Crew

Director, Screenplay, Story, Producer

Richard Stratton

Screenplay, Story, Producer

Director of Photography

Executive Producer

Henri M. Kessler

Daphne Pinkerson

Associate Producer

Jeremy Saulnier

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Original Music Composer