Trail & District Arts Council presents
Monday Cinema
My Father’s Shadow
Monday, November 23 at 4 pm
The Royal Theatre
Tickets are $13. Purchase in advance at trail-arts.com or call the Box Office at 250-368-9669, Monday to Friday from 1-5 pm.
The Trail & District Arts Council presents My Father’s Shadow at Monday Cinema on Monday, November 23 at 4 pm at The Royal Theatre in Trail. A stunning debut framed by the 1993 Nigerian election crisis, the film follows an estranged father as he reconnects with his two young sons as they navigate the city of Lagos which is on the precipice of democratic crisis.
The film is a tender portrait of father-son bonds that weaves high-stakes political commentary with rich personal dynamics, all bolstered by Sope Dirisu's commanding performance. Brothers Akinola Davis Jr. and Wale Davies have made a groundbreaking feature debut that reveals the profound depths of what families leave unspoken.
Two young brothers explore Lagos with their estranged father during the, witnessing both the city's magnitude and their father's daily struggles as political unrest threatens their journey home.
Recipient of the Caméra d'Or Special Mention at Cannes.
Winner of the BAFTA for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
The UK's Best International Feature Film entry to the 98th Academy Awards®.
Director: Akinola Davies Jr. / Cast: Sope Dirisu, Chibuike Marvellous Egbo, Godwin Egbo / Country: United Kingdom, Nigeria, Ireland / Language: English, Yoruba / Genre: Drama / Length: 94 mins Rating: PG Some Subtitles
98% Rotten Tomatoes.
Watch the trailer!
“It’s that sharp contrast of beauty with an undercurrent of pain that makes “My Father’s Shadow” so bittersweet, and it’s why it cuts to the quick.” - New York Times
“A hugely impressive debut. Personal and political, this is a tender and spellbinding depiction of family in fraught times.” - Empire Magazine
“Dìrísù’s beautiful performance is tough but sweet; it’s a profoundly stressful day for his character, but his frustration never spills over into the kind of anger that we’ve come to expect from similar films about distant and commanding men.” - IndieWire
The Monday Cinema series is part of the Toronto International Film Festival Film Circuit and is presented by Trail and District Arts Council and proudly supported by Clark's Funeral Services.
All films screen at The Royal Theatre, 1597 Bay Avenue, Trail
Tickets are $13. Purchase in advance at trail-arts.com or call the Box Office at 250-368-9669, Monday to Friday from 1-5 pm. Only 143 tickets are available for this screening. If tickets are still available, they will also go on sale at the venue when the doors open 30 minutes before the screening.
All films in the series this fall:
19 October - TUNER
26 October - THE PRESIDENTS CAKE
2 November - THE CHRISTOPHERS
9 November - BLUE HERON
16 November - THE ART OF ADVENTURE
23 November - MY FATHER'S SHADOW
30 November - TOW
7 December - THE ONLY LIVING PICKPOCKET IN NEW YORK
