Akinola Davies Jr. On "My Father’s Shadow", Making History At Cannes, And His 2025 BAFTA Breakthrough
November 30, 2025
Lovely to meet you and congratulations. My Father’s Shadow is your debut feature film, but you’ve got such a diverse body of work; does winning the BAFTA Breakthrough feel like it’s been a long time coming?
Akinola Davies Jr: Yeah, initially, no. I got into film because a friend of mine’s dad was an editor, and I really liked their family life. I thought they were bohemian. I’d never…





