Since its release in 2025, Akinola Davies Jr‘s My Father Shadow has been on an impeccable run. It made history as the first ...
After making history on the global stage, Nigerian-British director Akinola Davies Jr. is bringing his debut feature, My Father’s Shadow, to Nigerian cinemas. The film became the first Nigerian ...
The British Nigerian director Akinola Davies Jr. and his brother Wale were both toddlers when their father died.
The BAFTA-nominated film is blazing a trail for Nigeria on screen. Director Akinola Davies Jr., star Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù and producers Rachel Dargavel and Funmbi Ogunbanwo unpack the groundbreaking movie.
Not a day goes by without Lawan Zanna remembering his daughter Aisha in prayers. She was among the 276 schoolgirls kidnapped 10 years ago when Islamic extremists broke into their school in ...
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Not a day goes by without Lawan Zanna remembering his daughter Aisha in prayers. She was among the 276 schoolgirls kidnapped 10 years ago when Islamic extremists broke into their ...
British-Nigerian filmmaker Akinola Davies Jr. and his brother Wale Davies claimed the Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, ...
As early as 2017, the EFM established a specific platform called "Berlinale Africa Hub," demonstrating that the market side has been working to create long-lasting scaffolding that faces Africa.
It's a high-stakes gambit to assemble a cast of relative newcomers for a first feature film - especially when that film is ...