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Focusing on the 1996 National Poetry Slam, the movie reveals how the highly competitive events are structured and captures crowd-rousing performances, often delivered in fast-paced street-smart...
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Oct 3, 2006 · New York City's novice team journeys to join over 120 spoken word artists on 27 city teams to compete at the National Poetry Slam in Portland, Oregon. Here, SlamNation finds a good...
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Oct 23, 1998 · What is SlamNation: The Sport of the Spoken Word about? This documentary by filmmaker Paul Devlin presents the subculture of spoken-word slams, framing it in the context of a sporting event. Focusing on the 1996 National Poetry Slam, the movie reveals how the highly competitive events are structured and captures crowd-rousing performances ...
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The film is one of the first films to document the art and competition of the poetry slam: a spoken word competition where judges, randomly chosen from the audience, score poets on a scale from one to ten and the poet with the highest score at the end of the evening wins.
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Nov 29, 2005 · Slam Nation: The Sport of Spoken Word. Mychele Dee (Actor), Craig muMs Grant (Actor), Paul Devlin (Director) Rated: NR. Format: DVD. 4.6 26 ratings. IMDb 7.9/10.0. $1999. Get Fast, Free Shipping with Amazon Prime. FREE Returns.
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Original title: SlamNation (Slam Nation: The Sport of Spoken Word). Synopsis: This popular HBO documentary follows four poets as they journey to the National Poetry Slam, where the winner will pocket a sizeable amount of money and claim the prestigious crown of Slam Champion. ...
