The 79th British Academy Film Awards witnessed a standout performance from Nigerian talent, with actress Wunmi Mosaku and the ...
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My Father’s Shadow hits global cinemas after Oscar’s absence
British-Nigerian filmmaker, Akinola Davies Jr’s debut film, ‘My Father’s Shadow,’ has hit the cinemas around the globe.This release comes on the heels of the film’s exclusion from this year’s Academy ...
The British Nigerian director Akinola Davies Jr. and his brother Wale were both toddlers when their father died. As adults, they could hardly remember him. Then Wale had an idea for movie. What if, by ...
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My father's shadow review: Tender portrait of patriarchal love amidst Nigerian political turmoil
Akinola Davies Jr. remembers the Lagos of his childhood as one brimming with cultural abundance in the same breath that it is being tamped down. Urban life, with all its bustle, business dealings, ...
Two young boys spend a day with their oft absent father in Lagos amid political turbulence in “My Father’s Shadow,” an affecting debut feature from Akinola Davies Jr. The script was a collaboration ...
Two young boys spend a day with their oft absent father in Lagos amid political turbulence in “My Father’s Shadow,” an affecting debut feature from Akinola Davies Jr. The film, which premiered at last ...
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