David Oyelowo in The After: I had to open my heart for this role
David Oyelowo in The After: I had to open my heart for this role
Image source, Netflix< /figure>By Helen BushbyEntertainment Reporter
Actors often evoke some of their deepest emotions for a role, but David Oyelowo's latest film was particularly painful because it involved to revisit her grief after losing both parents.
The Golden Globe-nominated star said she felt "fear and apprehension" when he was asked to star in the short film The After.
"I knew it would require opening my heart and letting the world in from a one way or another," he told the BBC.
But his fear was "the reason why I finally felt that I had to do it," he says.
The After follows Dayo, played by Oyelowo, who goes through an unexpected, catastrophic and brutal loss.< /p >
In the blink of an eye, his entire life is changed forever and plunged into grief.
Oyelowo says he felt "very safe" in the hands of director and co-writer Misan Harriman.
Image source, Netflix< /figure>By Helen BushbyEntertainment Reporter
Actors often evoke some of their deepest emotions for a role, but David Oyelowo's latest film was particularly painful because it involved to revisit her grief after losing both parents.
The Golden Globe-nominated star said she felt "fear and apprehension" when he was asked to star in the short film The After.
"I knew it would require opening my heart and letting the world in from a one way or another," he told the BBC.
But his fear was "the reason why I finally felt that I had to do it," he says.
The After follows Dayo, played by Oyelowo, who goes through an unexpected, catastrophic and brutal loss.< /p >
In the blink of an eye, his entire life is changed forever and plunged into grief.
Oyelowo says he felt "very safe" in the hands of director and co-writer Misan Harriman.
Image source, Netflix< /figure>By Helen BushbyEntertainment Reporter
