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My Father's Shadow
2025 | B/N | 94:00
A semi-autobiographical tale set over the course of a single day in Lagos, Nigeria’s capital, during the 1993 electoral crisis. The story follows a father, estranged from his two young sons, as they travel through the massive city while political instability threatens their return home.

Country: Reino Unido, Nigeria, Irlanda
Direction: Akinola Davies Jr
Script: Davies Jr.; Akinola, Davies; Wale
Production: Ogunbanwo; Funmbi, Dargavel; Rachel
Photography: Edwards; Jermaine
Sound: Mirra; CJ, Ridgway; James
Music: Timothy; Duval, Mirra; CJ
Cast:Dirisu; Sope, Egbo; Godwin, Egbo; Chibuike Marvellous
Participation year at FICM: 2025

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