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Flash Forward, 2025

My Father’s Shadow

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Director Akinola DAVIES Jr.

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My Father′s Shadow was given a special mention for the Caméra d′Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Set immediately after the presidential election that marked the end of Nigeria’s military rule and the transition to civilian government, the story follows a father and his two sons as they return home after spending a day in Lagos. As the film deals with a significant day in Nigerian political history, the eyes of the people in the big city surge with confusion, fear, hope, and anger. Yet, the film’s main theme lies elsewhere. The director’s intentions are hidden in ‘the father’s occasional nosebleed and the sky that the child keeps gazing at.’ How does someone who is absent show love? Like an invisible god, the father, whose relentless work keeps him away from his family, wants to show his love and sense of responsibility to them. The director’s brother, who wrote the semi-autobiographical script, said he sought, “catharsis regarding the family′s past memories.” An unforgettable score further enriches the film, which artfully balances humor and emotion.

Programme note by LEE Yong Cheol

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My Father’s Shadow 1 — Lakin Ogunbanwo

My Father’s Shadow 2 — Lakin Ogunbanwo

Screenings3

Sun, 09/21

17:0018:59

CGV Centum City 6

282Guest Q&AKE, Korean subtitles + English subtitles or English dialogue

Mon, 09/22

09:0010:59

LOTTE CINEMA Centum City 6

379Guest Q&AKE, Korean subtitles + English subtitles or English dialogue

Tue, 09/23

15:0016:34

LOTTE CINEMA Centum City 7

459KE, Korean subtitles + English subtitles or English dialogue

Film details

Director: Akinola DAVIES Jr.
Original title: My Father's Shadow
Country/Region: Nigeria, United Kingdom
Year: 2025
Length: 94min
Section: Flash Forward
Edition: Busan International Film Festival 2025, No. 30
Original language: English
Format: DCP, Color
Selection: Official selection
Elsewhere: Festival page Letterboxd IMDb Wikidata TMDB Douban

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Akinola DAVIES Jr.

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Director: Akinola DAVIES Jr.
Producer: Rachel DARGAVEL, Funmbi OGUNBANWO
Cast: Sope DIRISU, Chibuike Marvellous EGBO, Godwin EGBO
Screenplay: Wale DAVIES, Akinola DAVIES Jr.
Cinematography: Jermaine EDWARDS
Production design: Jennifer ANTI, Pablo ANTI
Editing: Omar GUZMÁN CASTRO
Music: Duval TIMOTHY, CJ MIRRA

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