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February 13, 2026

At The Movies: A deeply affecting day with dad, amid Nigerian unrest, in ‘My Father's Shadow'

By LINDSEY BAHR
AP Film Writer

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The debut feature from filmmaker Akinola Davies Jr. is semi-autobiographical. He and his brother lost their father at a young age and set out to capture memory and grief in a day spent together.

Two young boys spend a day with their oft absent father in Lagos amid political turbulence in “My Father's Shadow,” an affecting debut feature from Akinola Davies Jr.


 
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