Genres
Production Companies
Justice & Empowerment Initiatives
Nigerian Slum / Informal Settlement Federation
Die Gesellschaft DGS
Raconteur Productions
The Legend of the Vagabond Queen of Lagos
Overview
Jawu bears the mark of a warrior king but lives humbly, selling swallows at the local market, saving up for the better future she’s determined to build for herself and her son. The pair reside in the Agbojedo community, a floating slum planted in the lagoon that gives Lagos its name. Just as rumours begin circulating regarding government plans for new developments that would raze their homes, Jawu spies a corrupt politician burying a nest egg of cash. Struck by her good fortune, she takes the money for herself, thinking this might be her way out. Jawu doesn’t know that she is destined for a bigger battle that is yet to come.
Key Crew
Director: Bisola Akinmuyiwa, Temitope Ogungbamila, James Tayler, Mathew Cerf, Samuel Okechukwu, Elijah Atinkpo, Tina Edukpo
Writer: Agbajowo Collective
Producer: Mathew Cerf, James Tayler, Bisola Akinmuyiwa, Mustapha Emmanuel, Mohammed Zanna, Megan Chapman, Andrew Maki, Michael Henrichs
Director of Photography: Leo Purman
Top Cast
Temi Ami-Williams
Jawu
Adebowale Adedayo
Abisoro
Kachi Okechukwu
Daniel
Gerard Avlessi
Mitongi
Teniola Aladese
Happiness
Videos
Official Trailer
