Director Carlos López Estrada is not new to integrating spoken word into his movies: His 2018 feature debut, Blindspotting, famously built to a cathartic slam poetry confrontation.

‘Summertime’ Film Review: Spoken-Word Saga Offers a Vibrant Tour of the Real LA. Carlos López Estrada (“Blindspotting”) returns with a poetry slam that’s a feast for the senses.