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Don't be nice

Melnechuk, Nikhil, (film producer.). Powers, Max, (film director.). Atkinson, Cora, (film producer.). Lieberman, David, (editor of moving image work,, film producer.). Punwar, Nathan, (editor of moving image work.). Buntaine, Peter Eliot, (director of photography.). Mateen, Khari, (composer.). August, Ashley, 1993- (performer.). François, Joël, (performer.). Quiñones, Noel, (performer.). Juno Films, (publisher,, film distributor.). Radio Drama Network, (production company.). Flatbush Pictures, (production company.). Ashley August, Joël François, Noel Quiñones, and others. (Cast).

The upstart Bowery Slam Poetry Team, made up of five young African-American, Afro-Hispanic and queer poets, prepares for the national championships. Mentored by a demanding coach who pushes them past their personal boundaries to write from a painfully honest place, the poets break down, break through, and compose their best work ever. Will their soul-searching pieces about police violence and the whitewashing of Black culture be able to compete against choreographed crowd-pleasers for the title?

DVD  - 2020
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Subject
Poetry slams > United States.
Performance poetry > United States.
Poetry > Social aspects > United States.
Equality > United States.
Racism > United States.
Genre
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
  • Physical Description videodisc
    1 videodisc (approximately 96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition Widescreen.
  • Publisher [Princeton, N.J.] : Juno Films, [2020]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally released by Juno Films, 2018.
Widescreen.
GMD: videodisc.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Edited by David Lieberman, Nathan Punwar ; director of photography, Peter Eliot Buntaine ; original music by Khari Mateen.
Participant or Performer Note: Ashley August, Joël François, Noel Quiñones, and others.
Target Audience Note:
Rating: Not rated.
System Details Note:
Disc characteristics: DVD-R; NTSC, region 1; widescreen (16:9 presentation); Dolby audio, 5.1 surround, stereo.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
For private home use only.
Language Note:
Closed-captioned.