Akinola Davis Jr.’s MY FATHER’S SHADOW is a poetic, tender portrait of father-son bonds. Framed by the political landscape of 1993 Lagos, the film follows a father and his two young sons as they journey into and around the vibrantly rendered Nigerian metropolis, quietly reckoning with their relationship while navigating a city on the precipice of democratic crisis. Brothers and collaborators Akinola Davis Jr. and Wale Davies bring us a groundbreaking feature debut — centering an award-winning performance by Sopé Dìrísù (SLOW HORSES, GANGS OF LONDON) — that reveals the profound depths of what families leave unspoken.




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