In THE WATER MAN, Gunner (Chavis) sets out on a quest to save his ill mother (Dawson) by searching for a mythic figure who possesses the secret to immortality, the Water Man. After enlisting the help of a mysterious local girl, Jo (Miller), they journey together into the remote Wild Horse forest — but the deeper they venture, the stranger and more dangerous the forest becomes. Their only hope for rescue is Gunner’s father (Oyelowo), who will stop at nothing to find them and in the process will discover who his son really is.
THE WATER MAN
Director: David Oyelowo
Writer: Emma Needell
Producers: David Oyelowo Carla Gardini, Shivani Rawat, Monica Levinson
Exec Producers: Oprah Winfrey, Darren M. Demetre, Connor Flanagan, Emma Needell
Cast:
David – Amos Boone
Rosario Dawson – Mary Boone
Lonnie Chavis – Gunner Boone
Amiah Miller – Jo
Alfred Molina – Jim
Maria Bello – Sheriff Goodwin
TIFF World Premiere – Sept 2020
US Theatrical/VOD Release (not Netflix) – May 2021
Netflix release: 9 July 2021