My Father’s Shadow

My Father's Shadow
  • Akinola Davies Jr.
  • UK
  • Nigeria
2024
94'
Screening schedule
  • Friday, 14. November 2025.
  • 13:00
  • CineStar Branimir

  • Buy a ticket

  • Friday, 14. November 2025.
  • 21:00
  • CineStar Branimir

  • Buy a ticket

Set against the backdrop of the 1993 election crisis in Lagos, Nigeria’s largest city, the film follows a father and his two estranged sons as they navigate the vast metropolis amid political unrest, trying to find their way home. At once intimate and epic, this deeply personal family story is inspired by the director’s own life. Winner of the Caméra d’Or Special Mention at Cannes, My Father’s Shadow is a journey through memory, masculinity, and a country on the cusp of transformation from military dictatorship to democracy.

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Akinola Davies Jr.
Akinola Davies Jr.

Akinola Davies Jr. was born in London and raised in Nigeria. He graduated from the New York Film Academy in 2009, later directing multiple commercials and music videos. He has directed the short films One Day Go Be One Day (2019) and Lizard (2020). My Father’s Shadow (2025) is his feature debut.

Film information

Director: Akinola Davies Jr.

Screenplay: Wale Davies, Akinola Davies Jr.

Cast: Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, Chibuike Marvellous Egbo, Godwin Egbo, Akerele David, Owa Orire Jeremiah, Winifred Efon, Olarotimi Fakunle, Greg “teddy Bear” Ojefua, Tosin Adeyemi, Marta Ehinome, Ayo Lijadu, Patrick Diabuah, Adesina Babalola, Uzoamaka Aniunoh

Director of photography: Jermaine Edwards

Editing: Omar Guzmán Castro

Producer: Rachel Darvagel, Funmbi Ogunbanwo, Lucy Drury

Production: Element Pictures

Festivals and awards: Cannes Film Festival 2025 – Caméra d'or Special Distinction; Toronto International Film Festival 2025; Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2025

 

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