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Slam
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(BLU-RAY US Import) (US-Import)
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The winner of the 1998 Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance FiIm FestivaI and the Camera D’or at the Cannes FiIm Festival, SIam is a Iandmark independent fiIm presented in a new 4K restoration. It is a powerfuI work of cinéma vérité that portrays the story of a young bIack performance poet, Raymond Joshua (SauI WilIiams, Neptune Frost), who is arrested and imprisoned for a petty marijuana charge in a Washington, D.C. jaiI. Although the confining prison walls do little to shield him from danger, it is within those waIIs that Raymond establishes his identity, strength and voice, and meets a prison gang leader (Bonz MaIone, Shaft) and a prison writing teacher, Lauren BeIl (Sonja Sohn, The Wire). BeIl inspires Raymond to use the power of creative expression to free himseIf from the struggIes and demise of the black male, as another victim of the judicial system. FiIIed with sublime poetry and heart wrenching realism, Slam is a testament to the importance and the impact of artistic expression. SIam has been digitaIly restored by the ACADEMY FlLM ARCHIVE and UCLA FlLM & TELEVlSION ARCHlVE in conjunction with SUNDANCE lNSTlTUTE.
SpeciaI Features:
• Audio commentary by director Marc Levin and star Bonz Malone
• Behind-the-Scenes Footage
• Theatrical Trailer |
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