Garth Davis was the director of Lion.
Garth Davis . He recently directed The Weinstein Company film Lion , in his feature film directorial debut , which premiered to rave reviews at the Toronto International Film Festival . Lion is a 2016 biographical film directed by Garth Davis ( in his feature debut ) and written by Luke Davies , based on the non-fiction book A Long Way Home by Saroo Brierley with Larry Buttrose .