A mute woman finds her roar through a stranger's poetry—and it's messy, raw, and real.
Mia Sakamoto feels trapped physically and verbally abused by men all her life, until she crosses paths with a spoken word artist Ku James. Ku is Mia's savior, guiding her to discover her inner strength, her voice. She discovers herself as he finds unconditional love.
Acting
Sufe Bradshaw's physical performance speaks volumes without words.
Writing
Poetry that actually slaps, not cringey spoken word theater kid stuff.
Director
William R. Bryan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Omari Hardwick was still years away from Power fame; this was early indie hustle era.
The film emerged from 2000s spoken word revival, when Def Poetry Jam made verse mainstream again.
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