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‘My Father’s Shadow’ Breakout Akinola Davies Jr. Makes History in Cannes With First Nigerian Selection
The feature debut of British Nigerian director Akinola Davies Jr. is the first Nigerian film to make the Cannes Film Festival's Official Selection.
The first Nigerian film in Cannes’ official selection, “My Father’s Shadow” is produced by Rachel Dargavel of “Poor Things” outfit Element Pictures and Funmbi Ogunbanwo for Lagos-based Fatherland Prods. The film begins on a pivotal June day in 1993, as Nigeria is eagerly awaiting the results of its first democratic election since the military coup that brought strongman General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida to power. After collaborating on the short film “Lizard,” which won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance and was nominated for a BAFTA, the duo decided to team up again, though Akinola insists he had to “convince” his brother to hand him the reins as director.
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