| Edition |
Widescreen format. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R. |
| Cast |
Saul Williams, Sonja Sohn, Beau Sia, Bonz Malone, Lawrence Wilson. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Mark Benjamin; edited by Emir Lewis ; music by DJ Spooky. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1998. |
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Features include interactive menus ; scene access ; trailer ; production commentary with Marc Levine & Bonz Malone ; music video, The world I know by Goodie Mob & Esthero. |
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5.1 Dolby digital ; digitally mastered. |
| Summary |
Trapped in Dodge City, a drug-infested war zone in southeast Washington, D.C., Ray Joshua gets caught up in a drug deal gone bad and is sucked into the criminal justice system. In jail he finds truth in himself and his craft through Lauren Bell, a beautiful and charismatic writing teacher who leads him to the path of salvation. Using his talent for poetic rap, Ray learns to survive and rise above the pain of his lost generation.--From publisher description. |
| Note |
"VM6973D." |
| Awards |
Sundance Film Festival, Grand Jury Prize, 1998; Cannes Film Festival, Director's Fortnight, Best Film, 1998. |
| Language |
Optional English, French and Spanish subtitles ; closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
African American poets -- Washington (D.C.) -- Drama.
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Feature films.
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Films for the hearing impaired.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Prison films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Williams, Saul.
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Sohn, Sonja.
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Malone, Bonz.
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Levin, Marc, 1951- Producer. Director. Screenwriter.
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DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid. Composer.
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Trimark Pictures.
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Offline Entertainment Group.
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| ISBN |
1573624853 |
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9781573624855 |
| Music No. |
VM6973D Offline Entertainment Group |
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