The first Nigerian film ever to screen in Official Selection at Cannes, this prizewinning debut feature from Akinola Davies Jr. is steeped in feeling and lyrical imagery. Bathing the father-son bond in a tender glow, this vibrant coming-of-age tale gathers up precious things amid political tumult.

Before his acclaimed coming-of-age drama My Father’s Shadow Akinola Davies Jr. directed this short, also cowritten with his brother. Trailing after an inquisitive girl in search of truths unpreached, Lizard gives grand shape to her irreverent quest through its majestic use of architecture and light.