
“My father’s shadow”, interview with director Akinola Davis Jr. 3w3512
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After directing the successful short film “Lizard“, Nigerian director Akinola Davis Jr is at Cannes 78, in the Un certain regard with his debut feature “My Father’s shadow.“ Co-written with his brother Wale, the film is a semi- autobiographical tale set in 1993’s Nigerian election crisis and it follows two brothers on a trip with their estranged father. “My Father’s shadow” manages to tell us about the history of a country through the filter of one’s personal experience. Davis Jr. lets us breathe Nigeria of that particular political moment in time but at the same time he makes a delicate coming of age. “My Father’s shadow” , is also the first film from Nigeria to be selected to play in the Cannes Film Festival. The post “My father’s shadow”, interview with director Akinola Davis Jr. appeared first on Fred Film Radio. ki5i
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