Movie

Becoming King

70%Audience3 reviews

20241h 6m

Documentary

Becoming King, directed by Jessica Oyelowo, is an emotional portrait of David Oyelowo's seven-year journey portraying the legendary civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the 2014 film SELMA. Featuring behind-the-scenes footage, intimate home videos and interviews with friends and mentors like Ava DuVernay, Lee Daniels, George Lucas and Oprah Winfrey, BECOMING KING follows the NAACP Image Awards and Critics' Choice Awards winner and Emmy®, BAFTA, Golden Globe® and SAG nominee from his humble beginnings in Nigeria to the long, grueling road toward the role of a lifetime and a destiny fulfilled.

Directed by:

Jessica Oyelowo