Lizard is a Nigerian short film co-written by Akinola Davies Jr. and Wale Davies and directed by Davies. It was the only Nigerian submission at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival and the first Nigerian production to win the Grand Jury Prize at the festival.
Plot Lizard tells the story of Juwon, an eight-year-old girl who gets kicked out of Sunday school for having the extraordinary ability to sense danger. She gets involved in criminal activities following this.
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Production Lizard is set in 1990s Lagos and based on a real life event that happened to Akinola Davies but was infused with fantasy.
Reception Lizard won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. At the 74th British Academy Film Awards it was nominated for Best Short Film.
Accolades AwardYearCategoryResultRefAfrica International Film Festival2021Best Short Film British Academy Film Awards2021Best Short Film London Critics Circle Film Awards2020British/Irish Short Film of the Year Seattle International Film Festival2020Short Film Award – Narrative Sundance Film Festival2021Short Film Grand Jury Prize
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