After making history on the global stage, Nigerian-British director Akinola Davies Jr. is bringing his debut feature, My Father’s Shadow, to Nigerian cinemas. The film became the first Nigerian ...

Left-right: Actor Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù stars in "My Father's Shadow," directed by Akinola Davies Jr. and co-produced by Fatherland Productions CEO Funmbi Ogunbanwo. - Shane Anthony Sinclair/Getty ...

Nigerian films Dust to Dreams and My Father’s Shadow are set to screen at the 2025 BFI London Film Festival Every October, the British Film Institute (BFI) turns London into a global hub for cinema ...

The Nigerian film industry has achieved a significant international milestone as ‘My Father’s Shadow’—a poignant drama steeped in the nation’s political and cultural legacy—is set to premiere at the ...

Nigeria is going to Cannes. In what is understood to be a first in the film festival’s near-80 year history, a movie from Africa’s most populous nation has been chosen as part of the Cannes Film ...