My Father’s Shadow: dir Akinola Davies Jr (2025)

Another fine Cinema Space choice: winner of a Caméra d’Or Special Mention at Cannes and the 2026 BAFTA award for Outstanding Debut Feature, My Father’s Shadow is a stunning debut for the British-Nigerian filmmaker Akinola Davis Jr. Set in 1993 Lagos, a city anxiously awaiting the outcome of its first presidential election after a decade of military rule, it’s a lyrical, emotionally resonant story of two brothers reconnecting with their estranged father over a single, transformative day.

Co-written by the director and his brother Wale Davies, this intimate, tender portrait is inspired by their personal memories, interweaving the profound depths of what families leave unspoken with a coming-of-age story given a overlay of political reckoning.