Raymond Joshua, a young black performance poet, is arrested and imprisoned for a petty marijuana charge in a Washington, D.C. jail. Although the confining prison walls do little to shield him from danger, it is within those walls that Raymond establishes his identity, strength, and voice and meets a prison gang leader and a prison writing teacher, Lauren Bell. Bell inspires Raymond to use the power of creative expression to free himself from the struggles and demise of the Black male as another victim of the judicial system.
Saul Williams
as Ray Joshua
Sonja Sohn
as Lauren Bell
Bonz Malone
as Hopha
Lawrence Wilson
as Big Mike
Beau Sia
as Jimmy Huang
Andre Taylor
as China
Momolu Stewart
as Bay (Jail Rapper)
Ron Jones
as Do Wop Cop
Reamer Shedrick
as Do Wop Cop
Allan E. Lucas
as Chief C.O.
Dominic Chianese Jr.
as Officer Dom
Jerome Goldman
as Jail Class Poet 'Why'
