Release Date

01 Jan, 1998

Runtime

01:23: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

The Sport of Spoken Word

Director Paul Devlin's fast-paced documentary follows four bards as they head to the 1996 National Poetry Slam in Portland, OR. The competition begins with the Grand Slam tournament at New York City's Nuyorican Poets Café, and then it's off to the nationals for chaps Saul Williams, Beau Sia, Mums the Schemer and Jessica Care Moore. The quartet vies against 26 other teams from across the country in a dramatic contest awash with tension, enmity and controversy.

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Actors

Saul Williams

Beau Sia

Craig muMs Grant

jessica Care moore

Taylor Mali

Alexandra Oliver

Bob Holman

Wammo

Crew