Synopsis
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.
Facts
Awards
Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize Award
Setting
Washington, D.C.
Production
Blowback Productions
Original language
English
Trailer
Stills
Festival History
- Independent Spirit Awards 1999 generic
- Cannes Film Festival 1998 generic
- Sundance Film Festival 1998 generic
- Toronto International Film Festival 1998 generic
