British-Nigerian filmmaker Akinola Davies Jr. ‘s feature directorial debut, the semi-autobiographical Lagos-set coming-of-age tale My Father’s Shadow — a semi-autobiographical, Lagos-set coming-of-age tale — has had a remarkable year.

After premiering in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard section, where it received a special mention for the Camera d’Or, the film became the U.K.’s official submission for the best international feature film Oscar . Davies then closed November with a best director honor at the British Independent Film Awards and opened December by taking home two Gotham Film Awards , for best breakthrough director and best lead performance.

British-Nigerian filmmaker Akinola Davies Jr. ‘s feature directorial debut, the semi-autobiographical Lagos-set coming-of-age tal

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