Esther Rolle

Poet Maya Angelou directed this heartwarming tale of an African-American family trying to rebuild by getting back to its Southern roots. Alfre Woodard stars in this powerful directing debut from a legendary artist.

Sometimes the best place to be… is the place you least expected. "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. In the Delta, with the support and wisdom of her hardworking uncle Earl, Loretta finally begins to see a way to provide for her young children and reverse the downward slide of her life.

Sometimes The Best Place To Be...Is The Place You Least Expected. Down In The Delta brings together an outstanding cast of stars in an uplifting story of family, community and friendship!

Sometimes The Best Place To Be...Is The Place You Least Expected. Down In The Delta brings together an outstanding cast of stars in an uplifting story of family, community and friendship!

Sometimes The Best Place To Be...Is The Place You Least Expected. Down In The Delta brings together an outstanding cast of stars in an uplifting story of family, community and friendship!

Sometimes The Best Place To Be...Is The Place You Least Expected. Down In The Delta brings together an outstanding cast of stars in an uplifting story of family, community and friendship!

Sometimes The Best Place To Be...Is The Place You Least Expected. 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. In The Delta, with the support and wisdom of her hardworking uncle Earl, Loretta finally begins to see a way to provide for her young children and reverse the downward slide of her life!

From the Oscar-nominated writer-director of "Boyz 'N the Hood" comes this moving drama, based on a true story, about heroism and justice. In 1923, a prosperous black town in Florida was burned to the ground, its people hunted and murdered, all because a white woman falsely claimed that a black man sexually assaulted her. Some of the townsfolk escaped the massacre thanks to the courage and compassion of a few extraordinary people. This powerful tale, based on the recollections of the survivors and their families, is headed by Oscar-nominee Jon Voight ("Ali," "Pearl Harbor"), with Golden Globe-winners Ving Rhames ("Lilo & Stitch," "Out of Sight"), Don Cheadle ("Ocean's Eleven," "Swordfish") and Esther Rolle ("Driving Miss Daisy," "My Fellow Americans").

In 1923, a prosperous black town in Florida was burned to the ground, its people hunted and murdered, all because a white womanfalsely claimed that a black man sexually assaulted her.

In 1923, a prosperous black town in Florida was burned to the ground, its people hunted and murdered, all because a white womanfalsely claimed that a black man sexually assaulted her.

In 1923, a prosperous black town in Florida was burned to the ground, its people hunted and murdered, all because a white womanfalsely claimed that a black man sexually assaulted her.

In 1923, a prosperous black town in Florida was burned to the ground, its people hunted and murdered, all because a white womanfalsely claimed that a black man sexually assaulted her.