‘The Water Man’ Review: David Oyelowo’s Directorial Debut Speaks to Kids

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David Oyelowo’s directorial feature debut, “The Water Man,” plays like a kid-friendly throwback to Steven Spielberg’s ’80s movies. It’s a coming-of-age story filled with adventure, friendship, and some serious topics that don’t overshadow its young protagonist’s hopes.

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12-year-old Lonnie Chavis, who has spent the last four years playing the young version of Sterling K. Brown’s Randall Pearson on This Is Us, makes his big screen debut in fantasy adventure The Water Man.

Dave McNary Film ReporterThe Urbanworld Film Festival will open its 24th edition with David Oyelowo’s directorial debut “The Water Man” on Sept. 23.Oyelowo stars in the fantasy-adventure film that follows a boy who sets out on a quest to save his ill mother by searching for a mythic figure said to have magical healing powers.

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Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerEmmy- and Golden Globe-nominated actor David Oyelowo marks his feature directorial debut with The Water Man, a sci-fi adventure tale about a boy in search of a legendary creature with the ability to cheat death, which just had its premiere at TIFF.“I would describe it as life-affirming,” Oyelowo told Deadline of his first go-around in the director’s seat. “As an actor, you are part of telling a story.

Facing his mother's worsening leukemia, a boy turns his curious mind from detective stories to supernatural lore in David Oyelowo's The Water Man, a family adventure set against a lush Pacific Northwest backdrop. Doing double-duty behind and in front of the camera (playing the boy's father) Oyelowo is sure-footed in his feature directing debut, delivering a smart and wholesome picture with about as little sentimentality as such a tale can have.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorGiven the controversies and allegations that surrounded Nate Parker, it came as a surprise to many when it was announced that the filmmaker would be directing David Oyelowo’s new film “Sweet Thunder,” a biopic about boxing great Sugar Ray Robinson.“I have a pretty good discernment when it comes to good people,” Oyelowo said during a conversation at Variety’s Virtual TIFF Studio presented by Canada Goose while promoting his directorial debut “The Water Man.” “He is a good person beyond his fallibility, beyond the mistakes he made. And I believe in redemption.

Eli Countryman “Selma” star David Oyelowo did not originally plan to make his feature film directing debut in 2020. But when the first director for “The Water Man” left for another project during the financing stage, Oyelowo stepped up.His film is now set to debut at the Toronto Intl.

Selma star David Oyelowo says his directorial debut, The Water Man, was inspired by his childhood and aims in part to allow Black kids to see themselves on the big screen. "I made it for my 12-year-old self.

Making his directorial feature debut at TIFF, David Oyelowo looked to the films he loved as a kid for inspiration when it came to choosing “The Water Man”.

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Selma, Lee Daniels’ The Butler and Queen of Katwe, David Oyelowo has stepped behind the lens for his directorial debut The Water Man. The film makes its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 19.The Water Man is a fantasy filled, coming-of-age film that follows an artsy but awkward teen Gunner (This Is Us’s Lonnie Chavis) who’s relationship with his father begins unraveling as he deals with his terminally ill mother (Rosario Dawson).