'My Father's Shadow' Courtesy of Cannes Film Festival Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Sopé Dìrísù is struggling to connect, and to protect, his two young sons as the city of Lagos and the country of Nigeria falls apart around them, in the lyrical trailer for Akinola Davies Jr.'s My Father's Shadow. Davies Jr.'s directorial debut is set over a single fateful day. It's June 12, 1993.