”Spoken Word” is a provocative autobiographical coming of age drama written by Santa Fe native, nationally renowned spoken word artist and published poet, Joe Ray Sandoval. Mr. Sandoval's script boldly pushes the cinematic envelope in his pursuit of capturing the poet's process.

Combining poetry and narrative, “Spoken Word” tells the story of a Northern New Mexican poet who returns to visit his terminally ill father and is sucked into a life and death struggle between New Mexico's traditional values and agrarian lifestyle and the material–
istic, drug-fueled club scene from which he escaped. The poet's street smarts, pride and the raw power of his poetry see him through to the other side.

Released July 2010.
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