Mathew Cerf

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.

Clippers in hand, a man searches for divine blessing while being of service to his fellow unhoused citizens.

An enigmatic unhoused man spends his days giving free haircuts to the homeless—offering a lesson in love, and a window into the complex human dynamics at the center of America’s housing crisis.