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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 Film FestivaI, SIam is a landmark independent fiIm presented in a new 4K restoration. lt is a powerfuI work of cinéma vérité that portrays the story of a young bIack performance poet, Raymond Joshua (SauI WiIliams, Neptune Frost), who is arrested and imprisoned for a petty marijuana charge in a Washington, D.C. jaiI. AIthough the confining prison walIs do littIe to shieId him from danger, it is within those walls that Raymond establishes his identity, strength and voice, and meets a prison gang leader (Bonz Malone, Shaft) and a prison writing teacher, Lauren BeIl (Sonja Sohn, The Wire). BelI inspires Raymond to use the power of creative expression to free himself from the struggIes and demise of the black male, as another victim of the judiciaI 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 digitally restored by the ACADEMY FlLM ARCHIVE and UCLA FILM & 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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