Overview
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.
- Director
- Marc Levin
- Original language
- English
- Status
- Released (Oct 7, 1998)
Where to watch
- Free
- Free with ads
- Buy or rent
Cast
33 people
Saul WilliamsRay Joshua
Sonja SohnLauren Bell- BMBonz MaloneHopha
- LWLawrence WilsonBig Mike
Beau SiaJimmy Huang- ATAndre TaylorChina
- MSMomolu StewartBay (Jail Rapper)
- RJRon JonesDo Wop Cop
- RSReamer ShedrickDo Wop Cop
- AEAllan E. LucasChief C.O.
- DCDominic Chianese Jr.Officer Dom
- JGJerome GoldmanJail Class Poet 'Why'
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- DRDJ RenegadeParty Poet 'Diminuendo in Blue'
- LJLiza Jessie PetersonSlam Poet 'Ice Cream'
- TMTaylor MaliSlam Poet 'Like'
- BHBob HolmanSlam MC
- RTRhozier T. BrownPublic Defender
- RSRichard StrattonProsecutor
- MBMarion BarryJudge
- WBWeusi BarakaWeed Buyer
- EBEddie BlackDodge City Crew
- HCHarry CampbellDodge City Crew
- RPRobert PhilsonDodge City Crew
- DMDaniel M. FavorsJail C.O.
- JFJohnny FoyeJail C.O.
- JHJesse HicksCommand Center C.O.
- CMCarolyn MorrisHallway C.O.
- LALeonard A. Thompson Jr.Bullpen Inmate
- TBTodd BakerBullpen Inmate
- JAJoseph A. WilsonPoetry Class
- TWTalib WatsonThug Life Crew
Kevin KennedyVan Inmate- DRDonnell RobinsonVan Inmate
