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Akinola Davies Jr. Directs the First Nigerian Film in Cannes' Official Selection, ‘My Father's Shadow' - Watch Clip

In 78 years of the Cannes Film Festival, it's hard to believe a Nigerian film has never been part of the Official Selection before. Enter Akinola Davies Jr. to correct that history with his feature ...
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Nigerian cinema in the spotlight as ‘My Father’s Shadow’ to premiere in Cannes Film Festival first

Nigeria is going to Cannes. In what is understood to be a first in the film festival’s near-80 year history, a movie from Africa’s most populous nation has been chosen as part of the Cannes Film ...
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Akinola Davies Jr. Directs the First Nigerian Film in Cannes’ Official Selection, ‘My Father’s Shadow’ — Watch Clip

Exclusive: Set over the course of a single day in Lagos during the 1993 Nigerian election crisis, the film premieres in Un Certain Regard. In 78 years of the Cannes Film Festival, it’s hard to believe ...