6.8 R1 hour 40 minsRaymond 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.
Ray Joshua
Lauren Bell
Hopha
Big Mike
Jimmy Huang
China
Bay (Jail Rapper)
Do Wop Cop
Do Wop Cop
Chief C.O.
Officer Dom
Jail Class Poet 'Why'
Party Poet 'Diminuendo in Blue'
Slam Poet 'Ice Cream'
Slam Poet 'Like'
Slam MC
Public Defender
Prosecutor
Judge
Weed Buyer
Dodge City Crew
Dodge City Crew
Dodge City Crew
Jail C.O.
Jail C.O.
Command Center C.O.
Hallway C.O.
Bullpen Inmate
Bullpen Inmate
Poetry Class
Thug Life Crew
Van Inmate
Van Inmate
