“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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Saul Williams
Self
Known for
K-PAX
Sinners
Beau Sia
Self
Known for
Rachel Getting Married
Murder Party
Paul Devlin
Mychele Dee
Mychele Dee
Craig muMs Grant
Self
Known for
Oz
Horace and Pete
Claire Missanelli
jessica Care moore
Self
Also in
He Looked like a Postcard
Tom Poole
Taylor Mali
Self
Also in
Slam
Alexandra Oliver
Self
Bob Holman
Self
Also in
Slam
Sean Shea
Sean Shea
Paul Devlin Director
United States release January 1, 1998
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English
Release dates
United States · January 1, 1998
Theatrical
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