“The Legend of the Vagabond Queen of Lagos” Starring Temi Ami-Williams & Mr. Macaroni to Premiere at TIFF 2024
“The Myth of the Vagabond Queen of Lagos,” an sharp mix of thriller and magical realism, is dwelling to set apart its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Competition (TIFF), running from September 5-15, 2024.
The movie stars Temi Ami-Williams, Debo ‘Mr Macaroni’ Adedayo, and Teniola Aladese, and additionally marks a huge debut for Nigeria’s Agbajowo Collective. The movie has been chosen to show as allotment of the TIFF 2024 Centrepiece programme (beforehand Up-to-the-minute World Cinema), the attach this may perchance perchance well merely stand alongside 43 other motion footage from 41 international locations.
Inspired by the administrators’ lived experiences, “The Myth of the Vagabond Queen of Lagos” explores the challenges of survival in a snappy altering world. The memoir follows a young mom living in a waterfront slum in Lagos, who discovers a hidden stash of snide blood money meant for a luxury property to be built the attach her community stands. As the looming menace of displacement grows, she must navigate isolation, temptation, and loss to develop into a unifying power for her of us.
