Barack Obama: He expresses his condolences to the family of the director
"My condolences go to the family of John Singleton, whose trailblazing work," Boyz n the Hood, "remains one of the sharpest, most affectionate portrayals of the problems urban inner-city youth faces, opening doors for colored filmmakers to strong stories tell stories that have been too often ignored. "
Former US President Barack Obama (57) has expressed his condolences via Twitter to the family of the late director John Singleton (1968-2019, "2 Fast 2 Furious"). The filmmaker suffered a stroke in mid-April, two days ago, the life-support measures were discontinued. Obama praises his work and explicitly highlights the movie "Boyz n the Hood" (1991), which portrayed the teenage life in "Hood" - in this case in South Central, Los Angeles - and two Oscars was nominated.
