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Cast
Saul Williams | As: Ray Joshua | |
Sonja Sohn | As: Lauren Bell | |
Bonz Malone | As: Hopha | |
Lawrence Wilson | As: Big Mike | |
Beau Sia | As: Jimmy Huang |
Storyline
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.
Tagline: | Words make sense of a world that won't. |
Certification: | R |
Cast
Saul Williams |
Ray Joshua |
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Sonja Sohn |
Lauren Bell |
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Bonz Malone |
Hopha |
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Lawrence Wilson |
Big Mike |
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Beau Sia |
Jimmy Huang |
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Andre Taylor |
China |
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Momolu Stewart |
Bay (Jail Rapper) |
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Ron Jones |
Do Wop Cop |
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Reamer Shedrick |
Do Wop Cop |
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Allan E. Lucas |
Chief C.O. |
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Dominic Chianese Jr. |
Officer Dom |
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Jerome Goldman |
Jail Class Poet 'Why' |
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DJ Renegade |
Party Poet 'Diminuendo in Blue' |
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Liza Jessie Peterson |
Slam Poet 'Ice Cream' |
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Taylor Mali |
Slam Poet 'Like' |
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Bob Holman |
Slam MC |
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Rhozier T. Brown |
Public Defender |
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Richard Stratton |
Prosecutor |
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Marion Barry |
Judge |
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Weusi Baraka |
Weed Buyer |
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Eddie Black |
Dodge City Crew |
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Harry Campbell |
Dodge City Crew |
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Robert Philson |
Dodge City Crew |
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Daniel M. Favors |
Jail C.O. |
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Johnny Foye |
Jail C.O. |
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Jesse Hicks |
Command Center C.O. |
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Carolyn Morris |
Hallway C.O. |
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Leonard A. Thompson Jr. |
Bullpen Inmate |
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Todd Baker |
Bullpen Inmate |
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Joseph A. Wilson |
Poetry Class |
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Talib Watson |
Thug Life Crew |
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Kevin Kennedy |
Van Inmate |
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Donnell Robinson |
Van Inmate |
Directed By
Marc Levin |
Director |
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Writing Credits
Sonja Sohn |
Screenplay |
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Bonz Malone |
Screenplay |
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Marc Levin |
Story |
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Richard Stratton |
Story |
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Marc Levin |
Screenplay |
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Richard Stratton |
Screenplay |
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Saul Williams |
Screenplay |
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Production Crew
Henri M. Kessler |
Producer |
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Richard Stratton |
Producer |
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David Peipers |
Executive Producer |
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Daphne Pinkerson |
Associate Producer |
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Marc Levin |
Producer |
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Edited By
Emir Lewis |
Editor |
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Costume and Makeup
Jeremy Saulnier |
Special Effects Makeup Artist |
Sound
DJ Spooky |
Original Music Composer |
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Visual Effects
Camera
Mark Benjamin |
Director of Photography |
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Lighting
Art Department
Other Crew
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