Akinola Davies Jr’s My Father’s Shadow lands at Cannes

Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù features in first look image from 'My Father's Shadow'

The First look has been revealed for Akinola Davies Jnr.’s eagerly awaited directorial debut 'My Father's Shadow' starring Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù

Check out the first image from My Father’s Shadow, starring Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù and directed by Akinola Davies Jnr.

The First look has been revealed for Akinola Davies Jnr.’s eagerly awaited directorial debut, My Father’s Shadow, starring Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù (His House, Gangs Of London), which is set to premiere at Cannes Film Festival. A semi-autobiographical tale set over the course of a single day in the Nigerian capital Lagos during the 1993 Nigerian election […]

Akinola Davies Jr’s My Father’s Shadow lands at Cannes

15/04/2025 - The semi-autobiographical tale stars Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù as a father navigating Lagos with his two young sons amidst the country’s 1993 civil unrest