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.
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Temi Ami-Williams
Jawu
James Tayler
Director, Producer
Mathew Cerf
Director, Producer, Editor
Temitope Ogungbamila
Director
Bisola Akinmuyiwa
Director, Producer
Tina Edukpo
Director
Elijah Atinkpo
Director
Samuel Okechukwu
Director
Agbajowo Collective
Writer
Michael Henrichs
Producer
Andrew Maki
Producer
Mustapha Emmanuel
Producer
Mohammed Zanna
Producer
Megan Chapman
Producer
Leo Purman
Director of Photography
Michael 'Truth' Ogunlade
Original Music Composer
