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.

[1][2][3] Lizard tells the story of Juwon, an 8 year old girl who gets kicked out of Sunday school for having the extraordinary ability for sensing danger.

She gets involved in criminal activities following this.

[4] Lizard is set in 1990s Lagos[1] and based on a real life event that happened to Akinola Davies but was infused with fantasy.

[4] Lizard won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival.