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Slamnation : the sport of spoken word / Slammin' Entertainment ; produced by Paul Devlin, Tom Poole, Michael Shaw ; directed by Paul Devlin.
LIBRA DVD 021 021 disc 1-2
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Poetry slams.
- Poetry--Competitions.
- Poetry.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Literary readings.
- Feature films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 2 videodiscs (approximately 91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Edition:
- Uncensored.
- Other Title:
- Slam nation
- Place of Publication:
- [New York, N.Y.] : Docurama : Distributed by New Video Group, [2005]
- System Details:
- DVD ; Region 1 ; Dolby Digital stereo.
- digital
- optical
- stereo
- Dolby
- video file
- DVD video
- region 1
- Summary:
- Before Russell Simmons' Def Poety Jam, Slamnation captured the cutthroat world of spoken-word poetry. The film follows Saul Williams and three other top poets as they make their way to the National Poetry Slam, the Super Bowl of poetry.
- Contents:
- Disc 1. Main feature
- Disc 2. Bonus disc.
- Participant:
- Saul Williams, Beau Sia, Mums Da Schemer, Jessica Care Moore, Taylor Mali.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, John Anderson ; editor, Paul Devlin ; music, Chris Parker, James O'Connell, John Kayne.
- Notes:
- DVD release of the 1998 motion picture.
- Special features: original Slammin' TV pilot; "Special Play" mode with complete, uncut versions of all poems; filmmaker commentary with Slam founder Marc Smith and slam champ Taylor Mali; bonus poems; filmmaker biography; theatrical trailer.
- ISBN:
- 0767085930
- 9780767085939
- OCLC:
- 62157579
- Publisher Number:
- 767685974933
- NVG-9749 Docurama
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