Jawu lives with her son in a waterfront community in Lagos dubiously scheduled for demolition. When she chances on a hidden fortune, she uses the money to fight to save her home. Based on true events of forced eviction, The Legend of the Vagabond Queen of Lagos is a harrowing yet rapturous film from Nigeria’s Agbajowo Collective giving viewers a Lagos they’ve never seen before.

Temi Ami-Williams puts in a stunning performance as Jawu, a single mother trying to keep her and her son afloat, literally, figuratively and especially financially. Living in a floating slum in Lagos’ vast lagoon, Jawu discovers a cache of money hidden by a corrupt politician, and so she sets aside using the money for herself and works to battle for her community. Shot over the course of seven years, The Legend of the Vagabond Queen of Lagos is a furious cinematic achievement from the Agbajowo Collective, a group of filmmakers from around the world and young storytellers from slums across Lagos, exposing the brutality and injustice of forced evictions of urban poor communities.

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