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ISSUE 14  ·  JUL 6 2026  ·  FILM

My Father's Shadow — Akinola Davies Jr.

My Father's Shadow — Akinola Davies Jr.
First Nigerian film ever in Cannes' Official Selection, a Caméra d'Or special mention, a BAFTA for Best Debut — a single day in 1993 Lagos, told small and specific, earning every inch of the attention now landing on it. This isn't heat outrunning the work; it's the room finally catching up to it.
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BENCHMARK IN THE 50 · No direct neighbor yet on the 50 — closest in spirit to the diasporic-storytelling thread running through Denim Tears and One54.
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