Louder Than A Bomb

(USA, 2010, 99 min)

The Arts, Coming of Age, English Language, Youth under 18 may attend, Documentary

Producer: Greg Jacobs, Jon Siskel
Cinematographer: Stephan Mazurek
Editor: John Farbrother
Cast: Nate Marshall, Nova Venerable, Adam Gottlieb, Lamar Jorden, Jésus Lark

Without poetry, Bob Dylan might have gone to law school and Usher could be tap dancing on street corners. Greg Jacobs and Jon Siskel follow a passionate squad of teen bards as they gear up for the world’s largest youth poetry slam—Chicago’s Louder Than a Bomb fest. Spotlighting teams of prep-school prodigies and urban troubadours, the event bridges cultural rifts and tempers the trials of adolescence through the performance, critique and revision of hundreds of original pieces. Winner of audience choice awards at six major festivals, this film celebrates the power of words to inspire individuals and ignite social change.

Scheduled to Attend:
Jon Siskel (Director), Documentary Juror, 10/1, 5:15pm, Oriental Theatre
Kevin Coval (Subject), 10/1, 5:15pm, Oriental Theatre
She'Kira McKnight (The Steinmenautz) (Subject), 10/1, 5:15pm, Oriental Theatre
Lamar Jorden (The Steinmenautz) (Subject), 10/1, 5:15pm, Oriental Theatre
Jesus Lark (The Steinmenautz) (Subject), 10/1, 5:15pm, Oriental Theatre
Charles Smith (The Steinmenautz) (Subject), 10/1, 5:15pm, Oriental Theatre
Kevin Harris (The Steinmenautz) (Subject), 10/1, 5:15pm, Oriental Theatre

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