Slam
Film Independent Spirit Award Winners and Nominees
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1h 44m
Directed by Marc Levin • Drama • 1988 • US • English
Starring Saul Williams, Sonja Sohn, Bonz Malone
Winner of a Grand Jury Prize at Sundance and a Caméra d'Or for Best First Feature at Cannes, "Slam" stars Saul Williams as a young Black performance poet who is imprisoned for a petty marijuana charge. In jail, he meets a gang leader and a writing teacher who inspires him to use creative expression to fight for his freedom and avoid becoming a victim of the racist criminal justice system.
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