Poet Maya Angelou made her feature directorial debut with this African-American family drama, shown theatrically but originally produced for the Showtime cable network. Unemployed single mother Loretta (Alfre Woodward) lives with her mother, Rosa Lynn (Mary Alice), in a Chicago apartment. Drugs and alcohol lead Loretta to neglect her autistic daughter, Tracy (Kulani Hassen). Her teen son Thomas (Mpho Koaho) brings in money by photographing tourists. Rosa Lynn pawns a family heirloom in order to send Loretta and the kids off to their Mississippi Delta hometown where Loretta’s Uncle Earl (Al Freeman Jr.) runs his diner. Earl lives in a dry county, so Loretta is reluctant. However, she has no choice after Rosa Lynn threatens to contact child-welfare authorities if she doesn’t go. Earl takes in the trio even though he already has enough problems with Annie (Esther Rolle), an Alzheimer’s victim under the supervision of caregiver Zenia (Loretta Devine). Toronto locations substitute for Mississippi. Shown at the 1998 Toronto Film Festival., Maya Angelou directed this moving drama about a concerned mother (Mary Alice) who pawns a beloved heirloom to save her druggie daughter (Alfre Woodard). The proceeds finance the daughter’s move from inner-city Chicago to the family’s ancestral home in Mississippi. Wesley Snipes co-produced and has a small role. Al Freeman Jr., Esther Rolle., Rosa Lynn sends her druggie daughter Loretta and her children Thomas and Tracy away from the big city to live with their uncle Earl in the ancestral home in rural Mississippi. Earl puts Loretta to work in his restaurant, Just Chicken, while also telling them about the generations of their family, the Sinclairs, dating back to their time in slavery before the the Civil War., Loretta and her children are going off the rails living in inner city Chicago. But a summer with her uncle in Mississippi transforms their lives. With the help of Uncle Earl, Loretta gains a sense of place, history and purpose. Maya Angelou’s directorial debut., A black family moves from Chicago to rural Mississippi., Widowed Mississippi native, Rosa Lynn Sinclair, a church going Africian American woman sends her druggie daughter Loretta and her children Thomas and Tracy away from the big city to live with their Uncle Earl in the ancestral home in rural Mississippi. Earl puts Loretta to work in his restaurant, Just Chicken, while also telling them about the generations of their family, the Sinclairs, dating back to their time in slavery before the Civil War., Touching drama about a Mississippi family faced with some difficult decisions, as hard times befall them. When Rosa Lynn decides to send her two grandchildren and their alcoholic mother away from their Chicago housing project and back home to Mississippi to stay with her brother and his ailing wife, the trio discover a new way of life – and the deep and enduring bonds of their ancestry.
Q&A :
Q: Who are the main cast members in “Down in the Delta ” ?
A: The main cast includes Alfre Woodard,Al Freeman Jr.,Mary Alice,Esther Rolle,Loretta Devine,Wesley Snipes,Mpho Koaho,Kulani Hassen,Anne-Marie Johnson,Justin Lord,Richard Yearwood,Sandra Caldwell,Colleen Williams,Richard Blackburn,Philip Akin,Mary Fallick,Sandi Ross,Barbara Barnes-Hopkins,Marium Carvell,Quancetia Hamilton,Kim Roberts,DeFoy Glenn,Jeff Jones,Michelyn Emelle,Johnie Chase,Andrea Lewis,Nigel Shawn Williams,Bernard Browne,Alison Sealy-Smith,Eugene Clark,Chris Benson,Carol Anderson,Neville Edwards,Yanna McIntosh,Troy Seivwright-Adams,Kevin Duhaney,Joel Gordon,Phil Jarrett,Clinton Green,Alfre Woodard,Terri Farnsworth,William Wages,Bob Sher,Nancy Richardson,Maxyne Baker,Myron Goble,Lindsey Hermer-Bell,Reuben Cannon,Wayne Downer,Lynda McCormack.
Q: When Did the “Down in the Delta” Released?
A: The Movie “Down in the Delta” originally aired on 1998-12-25 and released in the year of 1998.
Q: What Languages are available to watch “Down in the Delta” ?
A: Is also available in eng language.
Q: Where to watch “Down in the Delta” ?
A: “Down in the Delta” is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.
