My Father's Shadow
Synopsis
Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2025 - Un Certain Regard - World premiere
Official Selection Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2025
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2025
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2025 - First Feature Competition
Details
- Year
- 2025
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 94 min
- Director
-
Akinola Davies Jr 1st Feature
- Producer
- Rachel Dargavel, Funmbi Ogunbanwo
- Co-Producer
- Lucy Drury
- Executive Producer
- Ama Amapadu, Akinola Davies, Wale Davies, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Eva Yates
- Editor
- Omar Guzmán
- Screenwriter
- Wale Davis, Akinola Davies Jr
- Director of Photography
- Jermaine Canute Edwards
- Composer
- CJ Mirra, Duval Timothy
- Principal cast
- Sope Dirisu, Chibuike Marvelous Egbo, Godwin Egbo, Efon Wini
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Supported by BBC Film, BFI
UK, Nigeria, Ireland co-production
A Crybaby Films (UK), Element Films (UK), Element Pictures (IE), Fatherland Productions (NG) production. Co-produced by BBC Film (UK), BFI (UK)
Element Films
22-25 Eastcastle StreetLondon
W1W 8DF
Sales Company
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