Slam Planet: War of the Words

Director: Mike Henry & Kyle Fuller
Cast: Christopher Lee, Andy Buck, Tony Jackson,Zell Miller III, Da'Shade Moonbeam, Celena Glenn, Rachel McKibbens, George McKibbens, Anis Mojgani, Taylor Mali
www.slamplanetmovie.com

Screening Times

screening in: Lone Star States

10:30 PM, Sunday March 12th - Alamo S. Lamar 2
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12:00 PM, Thursday March 16th - Alamo S. Lamar 2
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1:30 PM, Saturday March 18th - Alamo S. Lamar 1
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Documentary Feature

    World Premiere

Synopsis:
Slam Planet: War of the Words is a feature length documentary film about spoken word artists in the Poetry Slam movement. It's a story of two teams of poets, one hailing from Austin, TX, one representing Manhattan's lower East side, and their struggle to survive, both on and off stage.

Director's Bio:
For over a decade, Mike Henry has brought Poetry Slam to life in the Live Music Capitol of the World. Slam is about telling stories, and that was valuable to Mike as first time director.Kyle Fuller is CEO of Slam Channel, Inc., the premier provider of digital content for Poetry Slam. He's a longtime citizen of Austin's filmmaking underground and Slam Planet is his first feature film.