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‘My Father’s Shadow’ Review: First Nigerian Film Selected For Competition Is A Moving Universal Story Of Fathers And Sons – Cannes Film Festival

It would be a historic and special moment just simply for the fact that Akinola Davies Jr.‘s debut feature, My Father’s Shadow, is the first film from Nigeria to be selected to play in the Cannes Film ...
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Nigeria’s First Full-Length 3D Animated Musical Arrives in Cinemas September 5, 2025 - Soundtrack Album Rites of Passage to Launch Alongside Release

Gammy & The Living Things, a groundbreaking 3D animated feature from Utricle Studios, is set to debut nationwide on September 5, 2025, exclusively distributed by FilmHouse Cinemas. A landmark in ...

Fresh off Cannes win, Akinola Davies imagines the future of Nigerian film

Akinola Davies, the director of "My Father's Shadow", Nigeria's first film to win an award at the Cannes film festival, is ...
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As Nigerian Cinema Goes From Strength To Strength, Ramsey Nouah & Rita Dominic Return For AfroCannes Screener ‘77: The Festac Conspiracy’

Welcome to Global Breakouts, Deadline’s fortnightly strand in which we shine a spotlight on the TV shows and films killing it in their local territories. The industry is as globalized as it’s ever ...