By Marilyn Beck and Stacy Jenel Smith
May 1, 2006
Charles Dutton is pondering whether to find a new home for the 10-hour miniseries he's been developing for HBO -- about what happens when millions of African Americans in a black separatist movement are given half a state and allowed to secede from the U.S.A.
"HBO seems a little afraid of it," says the esteemed actor-director, who admits, "It's very provocative." Dutton says he conceived the idea some 10 years ago, inspired by the way he saw people of color in the Caribbean and Africa treat each other.
In his miniseries saga, the separatists are "given a really sweet deal, a multibillion-dollar-reparations package -- on one condition. They have to take in all the black malcontents in this country, those living below the poverty line, those in prison. The theme of the miniseries is, if given so-called independence with no white man to blame, depend on, etc., will people of color do anything differently from white people? The answer is a resounding no."
No wonder HBO is chary. Dutton says execs have urged him to make his opus into a novel before proceeding with a miniseries. He says he's getting interest from other entities and will soon decide which way to go. He points out, "With this, I'm holding up a mirror to society, and every aspect of the story actually has a historical precedent."
"If you could make a difference, what would you do?"...Said Kakese Dibinga
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