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Akinola Davies Jr’s Un Certain Regard title ‘My Father’s Shadow’ scores key French deal
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Akinola Davies Jr’s Un Certain Regard title ‘My Father’s Shadow’ scores key French deal

April 21, 2025 2 Min Read
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Exclusive: Akinola Davies Jr’s Father’s shadow With a UN-specific respect in Cannes next month, they secured distribution in France through LePacte ahead of the world premiere.

It’s in the movie London gang Marking leading roles and marks, UK and Nigeria director Davis Jr. marks the transition to feature film production following his BAFTA-nominated Sundance win short Lizard. Match Factory handles international sales.

Father’s shadow This is a semi-autobiographical story set during a day in the Nigerian capital, Lagos, during the 1993 election crisis in Nigeria. The story continues with a father who has become estranged from his two young sons.

“We’ve seen a lot of effort into this new business,” said Alice Labadie, acquisition director for Le Pacte. “We are excited and proud to work with Akinola Davies Jr. in his first film. He is a unique filmmaker and counts it as one of the most important new voices in cinemas.”

The film is produced by Funmbi ogunbanwo for Rachel Dargavel’s photographs of elements and homeland productions. The executive producers are Edguiney and Andrew Rowe elemental photographs, Evitez from BBC Films, and AMA Amapadu from BFI. Char de Davis and Akinora Davis JR will also act as executive producers.

It has been published by BBC Films and BFI in connection with Match Factory, Fremantle, Electric Theatre Collective and Mbi.

(TagStoTRASSLATE) Cannes (T) Distribution (T) France (T) Nigeria (T) Sales (T) UK/Ireland

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