My Father's Shadow

Akinola Davies Jr’s semi-autobiographical tale set over the course of a single day in the Nigerian metropolis of Lagos. Fola is an enigmatic figure in his sons’ lives. As they traverse the city, Remi and Akin begin to understand him as a person, and the sacrifices he has made for them. But as Nigeria’s presidential election results loom, events transpire that will dramatically change their relationship with him.

Winner of the BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director, or Producer (writer-director Akinola Davies Jr. and writer Wale Davies)

Don't miss our Q&A screening on Tue 17 Feb with the film’s cinematographer, Nottingham’s own Jermaine Edwards.