which one would you choose? i would take a short life with your mom in it. then a long one without her. along with directing and producing, oyelowo co—stars as amos boone. amos�* wife mary, played by rosario dawson, has fallen ill, to the horror of their son gunner, a budding graphic artist played by lonnie chavis. enraptured by stories of a mythical "water man" who somehow managed to cheat death and now lives by a remote lake, endlessly searching for his lost wife, gunner embarks on a dangerous journey with a local girl who claims to have met and escaped from this mythical creature. i'm going to find the water man. come into my office. inspired by the spirit of classic �*80s movies like bt and the goonies, but also nodding its head towards such diverse inspirations as the shawshank redemption and candyman, the water man