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Down in the Delta is a 1998 American-Canadian drama film, directed by Maya Angelou (in her only film directing effort) and starring Alfre Woodard, Al Freeman, Jr., Esther Rolle (in her final film appearance before her death), Loretta Devine, and Wesley Snipes.
Dec 25, 1998 · Down in the Delta: Directed by Maya Angelou. With Alfre Woodard, Al Freeman Jr., Mary Alice, Esther Rolle. In a desperate attempt to change her life, Loretta -- a troubled single mother from a tough Chicago neighborhood -- is sent to spend a summer at her family's ancestral home in rural Mississippi.
Down In The Delta brings together an outstanding cast of stars in an uplifting story of family, community and friendship! In a desperate attempt to change her life, Loretta a troubled single...
Dec 26, 2023 · Dec. 26, 2023. Consumed by fears of inner-city violence and the traumatic effects of the crack epidemic, “Down in the Delta” didn’t lead to a career in filmmaking for the writer Maya Angelou....
Dec 25, 1998 · There is a moment in Maya Angelou's "Down in the Delta" when a Chicago woman applies for a job in a supermarket and cannot pass a math test. Turned down, she leaves the store and buys a bottle.
Single, drug-using mom Loretta Sinclair (Alfre Woodard) lives in a rough Chicago neighborhood with her mother, Rosa Lynn (Mary Alice) and two children, 11-year-old Thomas (Mpho Koaho) and little autistic Tracy (Kulani Hassen).
Sinclair family matriarch Rosa Lynn (Mary Alice) raises enough money to help her two grandchildren and drug-addicted adult daughter, Loretta (Alfre Woodard), move to a small Mississippi town in ...
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Down in the Delta. Alfre Woodard leaves the big city behind and heads down south to save her family in this heartfelt film directed by Maya Angelou. 626 IMDb 6.9 1 h 52 min 1998. X-Ray PG-13. Drama · Emotional · Touching · Serious.
Dec 25, 1998 · A single mother plagued by alcohol and drug addictions is sent with her children from Chicago to her ancestral home in the Mississippi Delta, to live with her uncle and aunt for the summer.
"Down in the Delta" brings together an outstanding cast of stars in an uplifting story of family, community and friendship. In a desperate attempt to change her life, Loretta, a troubled single mother from a tough Chicago neighborhood, is sent to spend a summer at her family's ancestral home in rural Mississippi.
