“My Father’s Shadow” Is Intensely—Yet Obliquely—Autobiographical
- Posted on February 6, 2026
- By The New Yorker
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“My Father’s Shadow” Is Intensely—Yet Obliquely—Autobiographical

Akinola Davies, Jr.,’s début feature, scripted by his older brother, Wale, follows two brothers and their father during Nigeria’s historic 1993 election.