Saul Williams

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Saul Stacey Williams (born February 29, 1972) is an American poet, writer, actor and musician known for his blend of poetry and alternative hip hop and for his leading role in the 1998 independent film Slam. Description above from the Wikipedia article Saul Williams, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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K-PAX (2001)

Thought provokingPowerfulEmotionalMysterious

Prot is a patient at a mental hospital who claims to be from a far away planet. His psychiatrist tries to help him, only to begin to doubt his own explanations.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Iain Softley
CAST:  Jeff Bridges  •  Kevin Spacey  •  Mary McCormack  •  Alfre Woodard

Prot is a patient at a mental hospital who claims to be from a far away planet. His psychiatrist tries to help him, only to begin to doubt his own explanations.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Iain Softley
CAST:  Jeff Bridges  •  Kevin Spacey  •  Mary McCormack  •  Alfre Woodard

One True Thing (1998)

EmotionalTear-jerker

A career woman reassesses her parents' lives after she is forced to care for her cancer-stricken mother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carl Franklin
CAST:  Meryl Streep  •  Renée Zellweger  •  William Hurt  •  Tom Everett Scott

A career woman reassesses her parents' lives after she is forced to care for her cancer-stricken mother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carl Franklin
CAST:  Meryl Streep  •  Renée Zellweger  •  William Hurt  •  Tom Everett Scott

Downtown '81 (2001)

The film is a day in the life of a young artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat, who needs to raise money to reclaim the apartment from which he has been evicted. He wanders the downtown streets carrying a painting he hopes to sell, encountering friends, whose lives (and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edo Bertoglio
CAST:  Jean-Michel Basquiat  •  Debbie Harry  •  Anna Shroeder  •  Coati Mundi

The film is a day in the life of a young artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat, who needs to raise money to reclaim the apartment from which he has been evicted. He wanders the downtown streets carrying a painting he hopes to sell, encountering friends, whose lives (and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edo Bertoglio
CAST:  Jean-Michel Basquiat  •  Debbie Harry  •  Anna Shroeder  •  Coati Mundi

Slam (1998)

Slam tells the story of Ray Joshua, an original, gifted young MC trapped in a war-zone housing project known as Dodge City. Unable to find a job, Ray copes with the despair and poverty of his neighborhood by using his wits and verbal talent. Written by Offline ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marc Levin
CAST:  Saul Williams  •  Sonja Sohn  •  Bonz Malone  •  Beau Sia

Slam tells the story of Ray Joshua, an original, gifted young MC trapped in a war-zone housing project known as Dodge City. Unable to find a job, Ray copes with the despair and poverty of his neighborhood by using his wits and verbal talent. Written by Offline ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marc Levin
CAST:  Saul Williams  •  Sonja Sohn  •  Bonz Malone  •  Beau Sia

Lackawanna Blues (2005)

In a story fueled by rhythm and blues, a young boy's life is shaped by love and the stories of a cast of characters in the boarding house where he lives in 1960s Lackawanna, New York.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George C. Wolfe
CAST:  S. Epatha Merkerson  •  Marcus Carl Franklin  •  Yasiin Bey  •  Louis Gossett Jr.

In a story fueled by rhythm and blues, a young boy's life is shaped by love and the stories of a cast of characters in the boarding house where he lives in 1960s Lackawanna, New York.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George C. Wolfe
CAST:  S. Epatha Merkerson  •  Marcus Carl Franklin  •  Yasiin Bey  •  Louis Gossett Jr.

These Vagabond Shoes (2009)

A man travels across New York City to get a Nathan's Famous hot dog.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Scarlett Johansson
CAST:  Kevin Bacon  •  Sean T. Krishnan  •  J. Salome Martinez  •  Saul Williams

A man travels across New York City to get a Nathan's Famous hot dog.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Scarlett Johansson
CAST:  Kevin Bacon  •  Sean T. Krishnan  •  J. Salome Martinez  •  Saul Williams

Today (2012)

Satché is about to die. He decides to make his last day on this world the day of his life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alain Gomis
CAST:  Saul Williams  •  Aïssa Maïga  •  Anisia Uzeyman  •  Djolof Mbengue

Satché is about to die. He decides to make his last day on this world the day of his life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alain Gomis
CAST:  Saul Williams  •  Aïssa Maïga  •  Anisia Uzeyman  •  Djolof Mbengue

Lesser Prophets (1997)

The police have three bookies under surveillance, but they escape and set up shop elsewhere. By chance, one of the police finds them; instead of turning them in, he demands money that his brother, now a suicide, had lost to them  (more)

DIRECTION:  William DeVizia
CAST:  John Turturro  •  Michael Badalucco  •  Scott Glenn  •  Jimmy Smits

The police have three bookies under surveillance, but they escape and set up shop elsewhere. By chance, one of the police finds them; instead of turning them in, he demands money that his brother, now a suicide, had lost to them  (more)

DIRECTION:  William DeVizia
CAST:  John Turturro  •  Michael Badalucco  •  Scott Glenn  •  Jimmy Smits

Copyright Criminals (2009)

Copyright Criminals examines the creative and commercial value of musical sampling, including the related debates over artistic expression, copyright law, and (of course) money. This documentary traces the rise of hip-hop from the urban streets of New York to its ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Benjamin Franzen  •  Kembrew McLeod
CAST:  Aesop Rock  •  George Clinton  •  Chuck D  •  El-P

Copyright Criminals examines the creative and commercial value of musical sampling, including the related debates over artistic expression, copyright law, and (of course) money. This documentary traces the rise of hip-hop from the urban streets of New York to its ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Benjamin Franzen  •  Kembrew McLeod
CAST:  Aesop Rock  •  George Clinton  •  Chuck D  •  El-P

SlamNation (1998)

Director Paul Devlin's fast-paced 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 City's Nuyorican Poets Café, and then it's off to the nationals for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Devlin
CAST:  Saul Williams  •  Beau Sia  •  Craig muMs Grant  •  jessica Care moore

Director Paul Devlin's fast-paced 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 City's Nuyorican Poets Café, and then it's off to the nationals for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Devlin
CAST:  Saul Williams  •  Beau Sia  •  Craig muMs Grant  •  jessica Care moore

FLA (2014)

Centers on a Parisian rapper who suddenly becomes deaf and his relationships.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Salomé Blechmans  •  Djinn Carrenard
CAST:  Amélina Limousin  •  Audrey Quoturi  •  Janine Piguet  •  Emmanuelle Moreau

Centers on a Parisian rapper who suddenly becomes deaf and his relationships.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Salomé Blechmans  •  Djinn Carrenard
CAST:  Amélina Limousin  •  Audrey Quoturi  •  Janine Piguet  •  Emmanuelle Moreau

Brooklyn Boheme (2012)

Brooklyn Boheme is a love letter to a vibrant African American artistic community who resided in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill Brooklyn during the 80's and 90's that included the great Spike Lee, Chris Rock, Branford Marsalis, Rosie Perez, Saul Williams, Lorna ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nelson George  •  Diane Paragas
CAST:  Spike Lee  •  Branford Marsalis  •  Rosie Perez  •  Chris Rock

Brooklyn Boheme is a love letter to a vibrant African American artistic community who resided in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill Brooklyn during the 80's and 90's that included the great Spike Lee, Chris Rock, Branford Marsalis, Rosie Perez, Saul Williams, Lorna ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nelson George  •  Diane Paragas
CAST:  Spike Lee  •  Branford Marsalis  •  Rosie Perez  •  Chris Rock

A Midsummer Night's Dream (2017)

A modern-day movie adaptation of William Shakespeare’s "A Midsummer Night’s Dream". The new version takes place in present-day Hollywood where fantasy and reality collide. It’s set in a world where glamorous stars, commanding moguls, starving artists and vaulting ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Casey Wilder Mott
CAST:  Lily Rabe  •  Hamish Linklater  •  Rachael Leigh Cook  •  Finn Wittrock

A modern-day movie adaptation of William Shakespeare’s "A Midsummer Night’s Dream". The new version takes place in present-day Hollywood where fantasy and reality collide. It’s set in a world where glamorous stars, commanding moguls, starving artists and vaulting ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Casey Wilder Mott
CAST:  Lily Rabe  •  Hamish Linklater  •  Rachael Leigh Cook  •  Finn Wittrock

Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia (2020)

Chronicling the life of Lay'n Pipe, a 47 foot TopGun Cigarette speedboat, from its conception through the end of human civilization. It's not just a speedboat ride, it's a Miami adventure.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hannah Fidell  •  Terence Nance  •  Celia Rowlson-Hall  •  Lucas Leyva  •  Jillian Mayer  •  Dylan Redford  •  Brett Potter  •  Xander Robin  •  Julian Yuri Rodriguez  •  Alexa Lim Haas  •  Daniel Kwan  •  Daniel Scheinert  •  Andres Meza-Valdes  •  Diego Meza-Valdes  •  Olivia Lloyd
CAST:  Mel Rodriguez  •  Finn Wolfhard  •  Casey Wilson  •  Adam Devine

Chronicling the life of Lay'n Pipe, a 47 foot TopGun Cigarette speedboat, from its conception through the end of human civilization. It's not just a speedboat ride, it's a Miami adventure.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hannah Fidell  •  Terence Nance  •  Celia Rowlson-Hall  •  Lucas Leyva  •  Jillian Mayer  •  Dylan Redford  •  Brett Potter  •  Xander Robin  •  Julian Yuri Rodriguez  •  Alexa Lim Haas  •  Daniel Kwan  •  Daniel Scheinert  •  Andres Meza-Valdes  •  Diego Meza-Valdes  •  Olivia Lloyd
CAST:  Mel Rodriguez  •  Finn Wolfhard  •  Casey Wilson  •  Adam Devine

Dreamstates (2016)

Equal parts love story, road movie, and Americana, DREAMSTATES tells the haunting tale of two wayward souls (Saul Williams and Anisia Uzeyman) discovering their love for one another in their dreams and reality while touring the United States with some of the most ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anisia Uzeyman
CAST:  Guillermo Brown  •  Julien Chirol  •  Christopher Kidtronik  •  Anisia Uzeyman

Equal parts love story, road movie, and Americana, DREAMSTATES tells the haunting tale of two wayward souls (Saul Williams and Anisia Uzeyman) discovering their love for one another in their dreams and reality while touring the United States with some of the most ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anisia Uzeyman
CAST:  Guillermo Brown  •  Julien Chirol  •  Christopher Kidtronik  •  Anisia Uzeyman

Akilla's Escape (2021)

In a crime-noir about the urban child-soldier, Akilla Brown captures a fifteen-year-old Jamaican boy in the aftermath of an armed robbery. Over one gruelling night, Akilla confronts a cycle of generational violence he thought he escaped.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Officer
CAST:  Saul Williams  •  Thamela Mpumlwana  •  Donisha Rita Claire Prendergast  •  Ronnie Rowe

In a crime-noir about the urban child-soldier, Akilla Brown captures a fifteen-year-old Jamaican boy in the aftermath of an armed robbery. Over one gruelling night, Akilla confronts a cycle of generational violence he thought he escaped.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Officer
CAST:  Saul Williams  •  Thamela Mpumlwana  •  Donisha Rita Claire Prendergast  •  Ronnie Rowe

Peculiar Contrast, Perfect Light (2021)

My Blackest self, whose whitest death, is luxury. I am no stranger anymore. The world is love to me.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wu Tsang  •  Virgil Abloh
CAST:  Yasiin Bey  •  Saul Williams

My Blackest self, whose whitest death, is luxury. I am no stranger anymore. The world is love to me.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wu Tsang  •  Virgil Abloh
CAST:  Yasiin Bey  •  Saul Williams

Neptune Frost (2022)

In the hilltops of Burundi, a group of escaped coltan miners form an anti-colonialist computer hacker collective. From their camp in an otherworldly e-waste dump, they attempt a takeover of the authoritarian regime exploiting the region's natural resources – and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Saul Williams  •  Anisia Uzeyman
CAST:  Cheryl Isheja  •  Eliane Umuhire  •  Bertrand Ninteretse  •  Elvis Ngabo

In the hilltops of Burundi, a group of escaped coltan miners form an anti-colonialist computer hacker collective. From their camp in an otherworldly e-waste dump, they attempt a takeover of the authoritarian regime exploiting the region's natural resources – and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Saul Williams  •  Anisia Uzeyman
CAST:  Cheryl Isheja  •  Eliane Umuhire  •  Bertrand Ninteretse  •  Elvis Ngabo

Pussy Island

Frida, a young and clever waitress, has her eyes set on tech mogul Slater King. After skilfully manoeuvring her way into King's inner circle, she is invited to a intimate gathering on his private island. Despite the epic setting, beautiful people, ever-flowing ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zoë Kravitz
CAST:  Naomi Ackie  •  Channing Tatum  •  Simon Rex  •  Alia Shawkat

Frida, a young and clever waitress, has her eyes set on tech mogul Slater King. After skilfully manoeuvring her way into King's inner circle, she is invited to a intimate gathering on his private island. Despite the epic setting, beautiful people, ever-flowing ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zoë Kravitz
CAST:  Naomi Ackie  •  Channing Tatum  •  Simon Rex  •  Alia Shawkat

Amen Break (2021)

A dystopian world filled with polar opposites seeks to find harmony through common threads.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Virgil Abloh  •  Mahfuz Sultan
CAST:  The GZA  •  Lupe Fiasco  •  Goldie  •  Saul Williams

A dystopian world filled with polar opposites seeks to find harmony through common threads.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Virgil Abloh  •  Mahfuz Sultan
CAST:  The GZA  •  Lupe Fiasco  •  Goldie  •  Saul Williams
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