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My Father’s Shadow

Opens on February 27

Director: Akinola Davies Jr. Run Time: 93 min. Release Year: 2025

Starring: Chibuike Marvellous Egbo, Efon Wini, Godwin Egbo, Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, Tosin Adeyemi

Two young brothers explore Lagos with their estranged father during the 1993 Nigerian election crisis, witnessing both the city’s magnitude and their father’s daily struggles as political unrest threatens their journey home. The award-winning debut feature from Akinola Davies Jr., MY FATHER’S SHADOW is a powerful and poetic exploration of fatherhood, identity, and memory, starring Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù and introducing Godwin Egbo and Chibuike Marvellous Egbo.

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