Slam: Arabic and Spanish - Softcover

Stratton, Richard; Wozencraft, Kim

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 0802135757 ISBN 13: 9780802135759

Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing, 1998

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Set in a war-zone housing project known as Dodge City and in the infamous Washington, D.C., city jail, Slam tells the story of Ray Joshua, a talented young poet and rapper who is busted on petty drug charges and sucked into the black hole of the criminal justice system. In jail, Ray meets Lauren, a volunteer teaching a writing class for the prisoners. She encourages Ray to use his gift to give voice to the anguish of a generation of young men who have been thrown away. And this book is more than just a screenplay. It also contains the poetry featured in the film, as well as behind-the-scenes filmmakers' and actors' diaries telling the story of the making of Slam in a two-week guerilla shoot inside the walls of the D.C. jail and on the killing streets of the Anacostia housing projects in southeast Washington, D.C.

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illustrated wraps, 279 pp, inscribed by Sonja Sohn

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Slam
Winner of the 1998 Sundance Grand Jury Prize, this is one of the most powerful screenplays around, a passionate scream from a disparate community trying to make sense of a world that just doesn't . This book contains the shooting script, production notes and cast and crew diaries from this award-winning film. The book also contains a number of slam poems reproduced in their entirety as well as stills from the film and on set photography...

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