Down in the Delta
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Maya Angelou
Alfre Woodard
Al Freeman Jr.
Mary Alice
Andrea Lewis
Clinton Green
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
An elderly African-American woman, desperate to get her family out of the Chicago projects, sends them to live with her brother-in-law in Mississippi. Loretta isn't keen to go, as she drinks too much and the uncle lives in a dry county. Uncle Earl has enough on his plate already, as he has a struggling business and a wife with Alzheimer's disease. But the family does find strength in their hometown roots, and begin the difficult task of rebuilding their lives.
Director
Maya Angelou
Cast
Alfre Woodard
Al Freeman Jr.
Mary Alice
Andrea Lewis
Clinton Green
Yanna Mcintosh
Justin Lord
Troy Seivwright-adams
Marium Carvell
Jeff Jones
Loretta Devine
Anne-marie Johnson
Bernard Browne
Carol Andreson
Nigel Shawn Williams
Neville Edwards
Phillip Jarrett
Esther Rolle
Wesley Snipes
Philip Akin
Sandi Ross
Kulani Hassen
Eugene Clark
Alison Sealy-smith
Barbara Barnes-hopkins
Kim Roberts
Richard Yearwood
Defoy Glenn
Mary Fallick
Johnie Chase
Michelyn Emelle
Kevin Duhaney
Richard Blackburn
Sandra Caldwell
Joel Gordon
Colleen Williams
Mpho Koaho
Quancetia Hamilton
Chris Benson
Crew
Chris Alexander
Troy Allen
Diana Alvarez
David Bailey
Maxyne Baker
Doug Barkley
Joe Barnett
Joe Barnett
Glennis Bastien
Gareth Bennett
Dennis Bressan
Virginia Campbell
Reuben Cannon
Thomas Care
Ruth Carter
Dorian Cheah
Robert W Christiansen
Conrod Ciandre
Koreann Ciandre
Veronica Ciandre
Stanley Clarke
Stanley Clarke
Stacey S. Clipp
Ross Clydesdale
Mark Cowden
Glen Cresswell
Lou Creveling
Bradley Crosbie
Catherine Currie
D'angelo
Cheryl Darbey
Sterfon Demings
Karen Demontbrun
Gay Difusco
Dwight Doerksen
Ed Doerksen
Wayne Downer
Ken Dufva
Edward Dunlop
J Louis Duran Jr.
Geoffrey Edge
William Engel
Lisle Engle
Mary Erstad
Terri Farnsworth
Andrea Franks
Alan Freedman
Terri Fricon
Roger Gelfand
Jason George
Patrick Giraudi
Rocco Gismondi
Myron Goble
Myron Goble
Tim Good
Sheena Graham
Anthony Grani
David Grant
Larry Greene
Dianne Haggarty
Rob Hepburn
Lindsey Hermer-bell
Tom Hidderley
Ben Mark Holzberg
Dean Hovey
Richard J Hughes
Mark Hunter
Maurizio Iacopelli
Robert C Jackson
Jennifer Jacobsen
Bob James
Thomas Jones
Andy Joyce
Craig Jurkiewicz
Aisha Kahill
Chaka Khan
Kim Killian
Tim King
Anna Kiss
Ossama Kuuluki
Alex Laframboise
Michelle Lanchester
Eleanore Lavender
Stephen Lemberg
Megan Less
Sean Liebrecht
David Marcus
Dean Richard Marino
Diane Marshall
Jerome Mccann
Lynda Mccormack
Victor Mcgauley
John Mendes
Christina Meynell
Peter Miskimmin
Keb Mo
Alan Moy
Michael Mullane
Michael Mullins
Me'shell Ndegeocello
Melanie Nicholls-king
Cynthia Nicolella
Stephen Paisley
David Pamplin
Chandra-li Paul
Gersha Phillips
Gerald Powlenzuk
Wynona Price
Anthony Ramsey
Anna Rane
Yuri Reese
Nancy Richardson
Fred Rivas
Regina Robb
David Rockburn
Robert C Rodriguez
Erwin Roithmeier
Rick Rosenberg
Moshe Saadon
Steven Sacrob
Steve Scoville
Alison Sealy-smith
Carl Severin
B E Sharp
Matvey Shatz
Robert Sher
Evan Siegel
Ian Smith
Wesley Snipes
Tracie Spencer
Sheelagh Stewart
Shawn Stockman
Tony Suraci
John Sztejnmiler
Christopher Tammaro
Franco Tatta
Anthony Tedesco
Roland N Thai
Tony Thompson
Chad Tomasoski
Scott Tremblay
Mark Van Alstyne
Luther Vandross
Tom Volckman
William Wages
William Wages
Steven Warren
Christopher Welch
Michael Wilkin
Grant Wilkins
Cassandra Wilson
Little Stevie Wonder
Alfre Woodard
Steve Wright
Michael Zenon
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1998
Released in United States August 1998
Released in United States November 1998
Released in United States October 1998
Released in United States on Video July 20, 1999
Released in United States September 1998
Released in United States Winter December 25, 1998
Shown at Boston Film Festival September 10-20, 1998.
Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (in competition) October 8-18, 1998.
Shown at College Music Journal MusicFest and FilmFest in New York City November 4-7, 1998.
Shown at Denver International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) October 8-15, 1998.
Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival in East Hampton, New York October 14-18, 1998.
Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival (Opening Night) October 1-11, 1998.
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Special Presentation) September 10-19, 1998.
Shown at Urbanworld Film Festival (Opening Night) in New York City (Worldwide Plaza) August 5-9, 1998.
Feature directorial debut for preeminent poet and novelist Maya Angelou.
Reverend Jesse Jackson has recorded a 60-second commercial for "Down in the Delta" which debuts January 14, 1999 across the nation.
Began shooting July 6, 1997.
Completed shooting August 8, 1997.
The soundtrack for "Down in the Delta" is released December 8, 1998 on Virgin Records.
Released in United States 1998 (World premiere at the 1998 Toronto International Film Festival.)
Released in United States on Video July 20, 1999
Released in United States August 1998 (Shown at Urbanworld Film Festival (Opening Night) in New York City (Worldwide Plaza) August 5-9, 1998.)
Released in United States September 1998 (Shown at Boston Film Festival September 10-20, 1998.)
Released in United States September 1998 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Special Presentation) September 10-19, 1998.)
Released in United States October 1998 (Shown at AFI/ Los Angeles International Film Festival (Premiere) October 22-31, 1998.)
Released in United States October 1998 (Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (in competition) October 8-18, 1998.)
Released in United States October 1998 (Shown at Denver International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) October 8-15, 1998.)
Released in United States October 1998 (Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival in East Hampton, New York October 14-18, 1998.)
Released in United States October 1998 (Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival (Opening Night) October 1-11, 1998.)
Released in United States November 1998 (Shown at College Music Journal MusicFest and FilmFest in New York City November 4-7, 1998.)
Released in United States Winter December 25, 1998
