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Article: POET TURNS DIRECTOR IN STORY OF UNIVERSAL STRUGGLE.(L.A. LIFE)
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- Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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- February 24, 1998
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Byline: Marilyn Beck & Stacy Jenel Smith
Exciting news for Maya Angelou, who makes her film directorial debut with ``Down in the Delta.'' The Wesley Snipes-Alfre Woodard drama, which was planned as a small-screen offering for Showtime, is instead heading to theaters via Miramax first.
``They're talking about doing a premiere at the Cannes Film Festival,'' reveals the esteemed poet/author/playwright/teacher/activist.
``In the past, African-American films have not gone over very well in Europe. It's been suggested that this could be the one to make a breakthrough,'' adds Angelou, who appears in concert Friday with Ashford & Simpson at the Big ...