SlamNation (1998)

Director Paul Devlins fastpaced 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 Citys Nuyorican Poets Café and then its 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