HBO has set the premiere date for the indie drama feature "Nightingale," which stars David Oyelowo, for this Friday, May 29, 2015, at 9PM.

In "Nightingale," Oyelowo plays a character named Peter Snowden, described as a man obsessing over an old army friend, whom he loves, as his life begins to spiral downward, with their reunion approaching. The film follows Peter as he records his private thoughts and feelings – his nightingale song – in the days leading up to his reunion with Edward. Before long, the hostile world outside Peter’s door begins to threaten the idyllic future that he’s so desperately trying to build.

In literature, the nightingale often represents melancholy and joy, love and loss, life and death. In mythology, all species of bird typically represent a departed soul. Nightingales particularly suggest love and longing.

It’s a one-man show, as Oyelowo carries the entire film solo. Meaning, he’s the only actor for the entire length of the film, in what some are calling a tour-de-force – one that just might earn him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination in the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie category, in part given the challenge he took on in carrying an entire movie, entirely by himself, and what looks like a rather intense, vulnerable affair.

We’ll have a review of the film in the next couple of days.

Elliott Lester directed from a script penned by Frederick Mensch – a Black List discovery. 

Katrina Wolfe of BN Films and Josh Weinstock are producers.

Check out a new clip from the telepic immediately below, and then go behind the scenes with an extended featurette, and then watch a more recent trailer underneath:

Here’s the featurette:

And here’s the trailer: