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05.02.2026

‘MY FATHER’S SHADOW’ IS AN ODE TO MEMORY AND LOSS, BLAZING A TRAIL FOR NIGERIAN CINEMA 


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04.02.2026

MY FATHER’S SHADOW AMONG RADIO TIMES’ BEST FILMS RELEASED IN THE UK THIS MONTH: FEBRUARY 2026


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03.02.2026

HOW TWO NIGERIAN KIDS BECAME MOVIE STARS


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03.02.2026

METACRITIC FEBRUARY MOVIE PREVIEW-UNIVERSAL ACCLAIM FROM CRITICS MAKES MY FATHER’S SHADOW ONE TO SEEK OUT THIS MONTH


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30.1.2026

SOpÉ Dìrísù’ GUARDIAN INTERVIEW


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22.1.2026

DAZED X MUBI CINEMA CLUB RETURNS WITH A SCREENING OF MY FATHER’S SHADOW


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04.12.2025

  MUBI UNVEILS STUNNING HAND-PAINTED ARTWORk FOR AKINOLA DAVIES JR.’S ‘MY FATHER’S SHADOW’


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03.12.2025

  “MY FATHER’S SHADOW”  TRAILER: AKINOLA DAVIES JR.S’ PERSONAL DEBUT SETS FATHERHOOD STORY IN 1993 NIGERIAN UNREST


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03.12.2025

SOpÉ Dìrísù IS A DAD STRUGGLING TO CONNECT IN “MY FATHER’S SHADOW” (EXCLUSIVE TRAILER)


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03.12.2025

AKINOLA DAVIES JR. WINS BEST DIRECTOR AT 2025 BIFAS AS “MY FATHER’S SHADOW” EXTENDS AWARDS MOMENTUM


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02.12.2025

SOpÉ Dìrísù WINS OUTSTANDING LEAD PERFORMANCE FOR “MY FATHER’S SHADOW” AT THE GOTHAM AWARDS


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28.10.2025

“AKINOLA DAVIES JR. AND SOpÉ Dìrísù
NOMINATED FOR GOTHAM AWARDS FOR
‘MY FATHER’S SHADOW’


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20.10.2025

“MY FATHER’S SHADOW” EXPLORES THE PERSONAL WITHIN NIGERIA’S POLITICAL MEMORY-JOSEPH JONATHAN


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19.10.2025

FROM LAGOS TO CANNES: AKINOLA DAVIES JNR
ON HIS RECORD-BREAKING FILM &
ABILITY TO MANIFEST THINGS


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18.10.2025

AKINOLA DAVIES JR.: THE VISION
BEYOND SHADOWS


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18.10.2025

“CREATORS HAVE BEEN BLESSED WITH
AN OPPORTUNITY TO START CONVERSATIONS”:
WALE DAVIES ON  WRITING  ‘MY FATHER’S
SHADOW’


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16.10.2025

‘MY FATHER’S SHADOW A FILM
DIRECTED BY AKINOLA DAVIES JR.,
HAS BEEN SELECTED TO COMPETE
AT THE OSCARS


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16.10.2025

U.K. SUBMITS NIGERIAN STORY ‘MY FATHER’S
SHADOW FOR 2026 OSCARS


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16.10.2025

2026 OSCARS: U.K. SUBMITS
AKINOLA DAVIES JR’S ‘MY FATHER’S SHADOW’
FOR BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM


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14.10.2025

OSCARS: U.K. SUBMITS ‘MY FATHER’S SHADOW’ FOR INTERNATIONAL FEATURE RACE


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29.09.2025

“MY FATHER’S SHADOW” REVIEW: AKINOLA
DAVIES JR’S INTIMATE TRIBUTE TO FATHERHOOD,
A NATION IN DISTRESS, AND ITS BIGGEST CITY


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25.09.2025

“MY FATHER’S SHADOW” REVIEW: AKINOLA
DAVIES JR’S DEVASTATING, DEFIANT
PORTRAIT OF DELAY AND DISAPPOINTMENT
FOR FAMILY AND COUNTRY


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25.09.2025

OP-ED: WHY AFRICAN STORIES
ARE GLOBAL STORIES


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25.09.2025

Nigerian film, my father’s shadow,
premieres in lagos ahead of release


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25.09.2025

MY EXPLORATIONS ON GRIEF, SPARKED BY
AWARD-WINNING FILM, ‘MY FATHER’S SHADOW’
BY DENISE ESEIMOKUMOH


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22.09.2025

MY FATHER’S SHADOW PREMIERE
MARKS HISTORIC MILESTONES FOR
NIGERIA CINEMA


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18.09.2025

CULTURE CUSTODIAN ON MY
FATHER’S SHADOW


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17.09.2025

THE FILMMAKER BROTHERS PUTTING
AFRICAN CINEMA ON  AN
INTERNATIONAL STAGE


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10.04.2025

My Father’s Shadow’ to premiere
in Cannes Film Festival


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14.04.2025

'My Father's Shadow' Cannes Selection
a MAJOR Win – Funmbi Ogunbanwo &
Wale Davies on Arise News


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10.04.2025

Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism & Creative Econmony CELEBRATES
‘MY FATHER’S SHADOW CANNES SELECTION’


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16.04.2025

‘My Father’s Shadow’ Makes History as Nigeria’s First Official Selection at Cannes Film Festival


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02.02.2025

TEMS ‘LOVE ME JEJE’ WINS
AT 67TH GRAMMYS


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03.02.2021

LIZARD WINS AT SUNDANCE


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13.03.2021

LIZARD SHORTLISTED AT BAFTAs


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