Special Mention: Caméra d'Or, Cannes Film Festival 2025
A semi-autobiographical tale set over the course of a single day in the Nigerian capital Lagos during the 1993 Nigerian elections. The story follows a father, estranged from his two young sons, as they travel through the massive city while political unrest threatens their journey home.
Akinola Davies Jr. is a British-Nigerian filmmaker, writer, and visual artist. He was born in London and raised in Lagos, Nigeria, and the United States. He began his career assisting photographers and filmmakers before pursuing formal training at the New York Film Academy, graduating in 2009. He went on to start creating music videos and commercials brands like Gucci, Acne Studios, Moncler, Kenzo, Mulberry, and Louis Vuitton. His short Lizard (2020), inspired by his childhood in Nigeria won the Grand Jury Prize for Short Film at the Sundance Film Festival 2021 and was nominated for Best British Short Film at the 2021 BAFTA Awards. My Father's Shadow, is his feature debut, co-written with his brother Wale Davies. It made history as the first Nigerian film selected for Cannes' official selection.
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