Winner of the 2026 BAFTA award for Outstanding Debut Feature, Akinola Davis Jr.’s My Father’s Shadow is a poetic, tender portrait of father-son bonds. Framed by the political landscape of 1993 Lagos, the film follows a father and his two young sons as they journey into and around the vibrantly rendered Nigerian metropolis, quietly reckoning with their relationship while navigating a city on the precipice of democratic crisis. Anchored by an award-winning performance from Sopé Dìrísù (Slow Horses, Gangs of London), the film reveals the profound depths of what families leave unspoken.