Slam (dvd)

Featuring poet/actor Saul Williams, and soundtrack by DJ Spooky, this was winner of the 1998 Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance film Festival,

"Slam is a "coming to life" ghetto tale of a street paharmacist/aspiring rapper who finds salvation in his rhymes. Trapped in Dodge City, a drug-infested war zone in southeast Washington D.C., Ray Joshua gets caught up in a drug deal gone bad and is sucked into the path of salvation. Using his talent for poetic rap, Ray learns to survive and rise above the pain of his lost generation. Features new music by Big Punisher, Busta Rhymes, Q-Tip, Ol' Dirty Bastard & Coolio, KRS-One and more! Includes: audio commentary by director Marc Levin and actor/rapper Bonz Malone.