SlamNation (1998) — documentary film. Directed by Paul Devlin. Starring Saul Williams, Beau Sia, Craig muMs Grant, jessica Care moore.
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A documentary capturing the 1996 National Poetry Slam competition and the cultural impact of spoken word poetry.
Documentary · 5.2/10 · 83 min · 1998
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.
