Film · Sun 11 Oct 2026, Sun 5pm & 8pm · Mon 6.30pm
My Father’s Shadow
Best Director, British Independent Film Awards 2025
In Nigerian Pidgin and Yoruba with English subtitles, and English
Whilst their mother is away in the village, young Nigerian brothers Remi and Akin are taken by surprise when their often-absent father Folarin arrives home. Their surprise turns into excitement when Folarin suggests that the brothers accompany him to Lagos for the day, as he needs to collect a long-overdue salary. The trip becomes a journey of discovery.
★★★★ “… a powerful debut that truncates the destiny of a nation and the fortunes of a beleaguered family into one fateful day trip.” The Irish Times
★★★★ “In his Cannes-winning feature debut, the British-Nigerian filmmaker has crafted something quite special, and nails that elusive trick of finding the universal in the particular.” The Irish Independent