0 0 Read Time:1 Minute, 7 Second Cologne and Nairobi-based sales agent Rushlake Media has acquired world sales rights to “The Legend of the Vagabond Queen of Lagos,” the feature debut of the Nigerian filmmaking group the Agbajowo Collective which will have its world premiere in the Centerpiece section of the Toronto Intl. Film Festival. Based on real-life events that took place in 2016 and 2017 during violent, forced evictions from Lagos’ Otodo Gbame fishing community, the film tells the story of Jawu, a young mother from a waterfront slum who stumbles upon a horde of corrupt blood money marked for a real-estate development that threatens her home. Overcoming isolation and temptation, she must act as a unifying force in a community that stands to lose everything. RELATED: Temi Ami-Williams Stars in ‘The Legend of the Vagabond Queen of Lagos’, Sets World Premiere at TIFF 2024 Speaking in the name of the Agbajowo Collective, co-director Mathew Cerf said: “Our film is as much about process as end product. What began in 2018 as an idea to create a film that would shine a light on forced evictions in Lagos, became a deeper effort to re-imagine how stories like this can be told and create systems of film production that centered around lived experience and the power of the collective. Continue Reading Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn About Post Author Rahab Kimani rahab@rushlake-media.com Happy 0 0 % Sad 0 0 % Excited 0 0 % Sleepy 0 0 % Angry 0 0 % Surprise 0 0 % Related Post navigation After The Long Rains is awarded as Best Narrative Feature at Blackstar Film Festival in Philadelphia!