My Father's Shadow (2025)

Name: My Father's Shadow
Director: Akinola Davies Jr.
Genre: Drama
Released: 2025-09-19
Duration: 93 min
Cast: Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, Chibuike Marvellous Egbo, Godwin Egbo, Akereli David, Owa Orire Jeremiah

20251h 33mNRDrama

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.

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Cast

Ṣọpẹ́ DìrísùFolarin
Chibuike Marvellous EgboOlaremi
Godwin EgboAkinola
AAkereli DavidYoung Remi
OOwa Orire JeremiahYoung Akin
Efon WiniBola
Olarotimi FakunleCorridor
GGreg 'Teddybear' OjeufaEmeka
Tosin AdeyemiAunty Seyi
Martha Ehinome OrhiereNgozi
Ayo LijaduBaba
Patrick DiabuahFelix
AAdesina McCoy BabalolaGbemi
Uzoamaka PowerAbike
TTobi Monday SolomonConductor
AAdodo EmmanuelFair Skinned Man
YYetunde Victoria CokerDisgrunted Passenger
IItunu OlowolajuBus Man

Crew

Director: Akinola Davies Jr.
Writers: Wale Davies Akinola Davies Jr.
Producers: Ama Ampadu Ed Guiney Andrew Lowe Eva Yates Akinola Davies Jr.Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù
Music: CJ Mirra Duval Timothy
Cinematography: Jermaine Canute Edwards
Editing: Omar Guzmán

Details

Released: September 19, 2025
Language: English
Studio: BBC Film, BFI, Fremantle
IMDb: tt35695538