{"id":722363,"date":"2026-04-17T18:55:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T15:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/my-fathers-shadow-doesnt-need-to-be-loud-to-stay-with-you\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T18:55:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T15:55:10","slug":"my-fathers-shadow-doesnt-need-to-be-loud-to-stay-with-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/my-fathers-shadow-doesnt-need-to-be-loud-to-stay-with-you\/","title":{"rendered":"My Father\u2019s Shadow doesn\u2019t need to be loud to stay with you"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3d825cf0650\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/my-fathers-shadow-doesnt-need-to-be-loud-to-stay-with-you\/#Director_Akinola_Davies_Jrs_semi-autobiographical_debut_feature_is_a_tender_portrait_of_fatherhood_and_what_it_means_to_fill_in_the_blanks\" >Director Akinola Davies Jr.\u2019s semi-autobiographical debut feature is a tender portrait of fatherhood and what it means to fill in the blanks.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"deck\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Director_Akinola_Davies_Jrs_semi-autobiographical_debut_feature_is_a_tender_portrait_of_fatherhood_and_what_it_means_to_fill_in_the_blanks\"><\/span>Director Akinola Davies Jr.\u2019s semi-autobiographical debut feature is a tender portrait of fatherhood and what it means to fill in the blanks.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"content_blocks\">\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-279500\" class=\"content_block breaker triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left image\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/HERO_IMAGE_MY_FATHER_S_SHADOW_Still_1_zm6wl3\/my-fathers-shadow-doesnt-need-to-be-loud-to-stay-with-you.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/HERO_IMAGE_MY_FATHER_S_SHADOW_Still_1_zm6wl3\/my-fathers-shadow-doesnt-need-to-be-loud-to-stay-with-you.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/HERO_IMAGE_MY_FATHER_S_SHADOW_Still_1_zm6wl3\/my-fathers-shadow-doesnt-need-to-be-loud-to-stay-with-you.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/HERO_IMAGE_MY_FATHER_S_SHADOW_Still_1_zm6wl3\/my-fathers-shadow-doesnt-need-to-be-loud-to-stay-with-you.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/HERO_IMAGE_MY_FATHER_S_SHADOW_Still_1_zm6wl3\/my-fathers-shadow-doesnt-need-to-be-loud-to-stay-with-you.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/HERO_IMAGE_MY_FATHER_S_SHADOW_Still_1_zm6wl3\/my-fathers-shadow-doesnt-need-to-be-loud-to-stay-with-you.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/HERO_IMAGE_MY_FATHER_S_SHADOW_Still_1_zm6wl3\/my-fathers-shadow-doesnt-need-to-be-loud-to-stay-with-you.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/HERO_IMAGE_MY_FATHER_S_SHADOW_Still_1_zm6wl3\/my-fathers-shadow-doesnt-need-to-be-loud-to-stay-with-you.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/HERO_IMAGE_MY_FATHER_S_SHADOW_Still_1_zm6wl3\/my-fathers-shadow-doesnt-need-to-be-loud-to-stay-with-you.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/HERO_IMAGE_MY_FATHER_S_SHADOW_Still_1_zm6wl3\/my-fathers-shadow-doesnt-need-to-be-loud-to-stay-with-you.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/HERO_IMAGE_MY_FATHER_S_SHADOW_Still_1_zm6wl3\/my-fathers-shadow-doesnt-need-to-be-loud-to-stay-with-you.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"&lt;i&gt;My Father\u2019s Shadow&lt;\/i&gt; doesn\u2019t need to be loud to stay with you\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-279432\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            The strength of <i>My Father\u2019s Shadow<\/i> is in its heartwarming subtlety. On the surface, the 90-minute film is about a stern but loving father, Folarin, who brings his two sons, Remi and Akin, on a day <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a> to Lagos. But the semi-autobiographical film, and director Akinola Davies Jr.\u2019s feature-length debut, is a portrait of how a single day can hold a lifetime. The first Nigerian film chosen as Cannes Film Festival\u2019s Official Selection, Davies Jr. and his brother Wale spent over 10 years writing a story rooted in the loss of their own father.\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-279502\" class=\"content_block breaker triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left image\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MY_FATHER_S_SHADOW_Still_2_wc56wi\/my-fathers-shadow-doesnt-need-to-be-loud-to-stay-with-you.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MY_FATHER_S_SHADOW_Still_2_wc56wi\/my-fathers-shadow-doesnt-need-to-be-loud-to-stay-with-you.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MY_FATHER_S_SHADOW_Still_2_wc56wi\/my-fathers-shadow-doesnt-need-to-be-loud-to-stay-with-you.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MY_FATHER_S_SHADOW_Still_2_wc56wi\/my-fathers-shadow-doesnt-need-to-be-loud-to-stay-with-you.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MY_FATHER_S_SHADOW_Still_2_wc56wi\/my-fathers-shadow-doesnt-need-to-be-loud-to-stay-with-you.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MY_FATHER_S_SHADOW_Still_2_wc56wi\/my-fathers-shadow-doesnt-need-to-be-loud-to-stay-with-you.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MY_FATHER_S_SHADOW_Still_2_wc56wi\/my-fathers-shadow-doesnt-need-to-be-loud-to-stay-with-you.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MY_FATHER_S_SHADOW_Still_2_wc56wi\/my-fathers-shadow-doesnt-need-to-be-loud-to-stay-with-you.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MY_FATHER_S_SHADOW_Still_2_wc56wi\/my-fathers-shadow-doesnt-need-to-be-loud-to-stay-with-you.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MY_FATHER_S_SHADOW_Still_2_wc56wi\/my-fathers-shadow-doesnt-need-to-be-loud-to-stay-with-you.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MY_FATHER_S_SHADOW_Still_2_wc56wi\/my-fathers-shadow-doesnt-need-to-be-loud-to-stay-with-you.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"&lt;i&gt;My Father\u2019s Shadow&lt;\/i&gt; doesn\u2019t need to be loud to stay with you\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-279504\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            Set against the backdrop of one of Nigeria\u2019s most important presidential elections in 1993 \u2014 the first since a military coup 10 years earlier \u2014 Folarin (<i>Gangs of London<\/i> star Sope Dirisu) heads to Lagos to retrieve six months of backpay from his job, bringing his boys (played by real-life brothers Chibuike Marvellous and Godwin Chimerie Egbo) along for the ride. It\u2019s an immersive dive into the sights and sounds of Lagos, captured by the textured haze of cinematographer Jermaine Edwards 16mm camera. Still and intentional, the camera lingers on small details, like a glimpse of a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>paper\u2019s front page on a crowded city-bound bus, hinting at the political tension surrounding an otherwise normal day.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            The bus runs out of fuel halfway to the city, but once they arrive, they\u2019re met with a heavy military presence, while news of a tragedy spreads through frequent radio broadcasts. Coupled with local protests and high taxi rates due to a national fuel shortage, the effects of an authoritarian regime on day-to-day life are obvious. The anger is palpable, but the film is rooted much more in the personal than the political, focused on the connection between the sons and a father they\u2019re desperate to spend more time with. The trio ventures out to explore the city, choosing their future cars, stopping for food, and visiting an empty amusement park where Folarin says he brought their mother on dates years ago. After a visit to the beach, they head to a cafe where the mounting tension comes to a head in more ways than one.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-279501\" class=\"content_block breaker triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left image\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MY_FATHER_S_SHADOW_Still_7_yntnti\/my-fathers-shadow-doesnt-need-to-be-loud-to-stay-with-you.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MY_FATHER_S_SHADOW_Still_7_yntnti\/my-fathers-shadow-doesnt-need-to-be-loud-to-stay-with-you.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MY_FATHER_S_SHADOW_Still_7_yntnti\/my-fathers-shadow-doesnt-need-to-be-loud-to-stay-with-you.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MY_FATHER_S_SHADOW_Still_7_yntnti\/my-fathers-shadow-doesnt-need-to-be-loud-to-stay-with-you.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MY_FATHER_S_SHADOW_Still_7_yntnti\/my-fathers-shadow-doesnt-need-to-be-loud-to-stay-with-you.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MY_FATHER_S_SHADOW_Still_7_yntnti\/my-fathers-shadow-doesnt-need-to-be-loud-to-stay-with-you.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MY_FATHER_S_SHADOW_Still_7_yntnti\/my-fathers-shadow-doesnt-need-to-be-loud-to-stay-with-you.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MY_FATHER_S_SHADOW_Still_7_yntnti\/my-fathers-shadow-doesnt-need-to-be-loud-to-stay-with-you.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MY_FATHER_S_SHADOW_Still_7_yntnti\/my-fathers-shadow-doesnt-need-to-be-loud-to-stay-with-you.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MY_FATHER_S_SHADOW_Still_7_yntnti\/my-fathers-shadow-doesnt-need-to-be-loud-to-stay-with-you.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MY_FATHER_S_SHADOW_Still_7_yntnti\/my-fathers-shadow-doesnt-need-to-be-loud-to-stay-with-you.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"&lt;i&gt;My Father\u2019s Shadow&lt;\/i&gt; doesn\u2019t need to be loud to stay with you\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-279505\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            Told primarily from the boys\u2019 perspective, the heart of the adventure rests in the emotional gap between what they see and what they understand about their father, from his usual absence, his relationship with their mother, interactions with old friends they run into, hints at his infidelity, and even his unexplained nosebleeds. Many of the scenes play out like warm childhood memories: dream-like, defined by emotion, and not always clear until adulthood adds in some much-needed context. The boys may not fully understand all that\u2019s being passed down to them, whether it&#8217;s stories, names, or the instinct to protect, but the film invites you to sit with the weight of it just the same. What is clear is the bond between them and their ability to endure through both joy, grief and everything in between.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-279503\" class=\"content_block breaker triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left image\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MY_FATHER_S_SHADOW_Still_4_jch9cv\/my-fathers-shadow-doesnt-need-to-be-loud-to-stay-with-you.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MY_FATHER_S_SHADOW_Still_4_jch9cv\/my-fathers-shadow-doesnt-need-to-be-loud-to-stay-with-you.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MY_FATHER_S_SHADOW_Still_4_jch9cv\/my-fathers-shadow-doesnt-need-to-be-loud-to-stay-with-you.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MY_FATHER_S_SHADOW_Still_4_jch9cv\/my-fathers-shadow-doesnt-need-to-be-loud-to-stay-with-you.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MY_FATHER_S_SHADOW_Still_4_jch9cv\/my-fathers-shadow-doesnt-need-to-be-loud-to-stay-with-you.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MY_FATHER_S_SHADOW_Still_4_jch9cv\/my-fathers-shadow-doesnt-need-to-be-loud-to-stay-with-you.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MY_FATHER_S_SHADOW_Still_4_jch9cv\/my-fathers-shadow-doesnt-need-to-be-loud-to-stay-with-you.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MY_FATHER_S_SHADOW_Still_4_jch9cv\/my-fathers-shadow-doesnt-need-to-be-loud-to-stay-with-you.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MY_FATHER_S_SHADOW_Still_4_jch9cv\/my-fathers-shadow-doesnt-need-to-be-loud-to-stay-with-you.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MY_FATHER_S_SHADOW_Still_4_jch9cv\/my-fathers-shadow-doesnt-need-to-be-loud-to-stay-with-you.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MY_FATHER_S_SHADOW_Still_4_jch9cv\/my-fathers-shadow-doesnt-need-to-be-loud-to-stay-with-you.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"&lt;i&gt;My Father\u2019s Shadow&lt;\/i&gt; doesn\u2019t need to be loud to stay with you\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-279506\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            It\u2019s that understanding, of knowing that some things only make sense in hindsight but still finding comfort in the things that never do, that gives <i>My Father\u2019s Shadow<\/i> its power. While many films try to say everything, Davies Jr knew exactly what to leave unsaid.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            <i>My Father\u2019s Shadow<\/i> is <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/mubi.com\/en\/thefader\">now streaming on MUBI<\/a>. Watch now to get 30 days free.\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\">\n    <span><br \/>\n      By <span class=\"credit_name\">The FADER<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/span><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMN63nwsw68G3Aw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more Like this articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Social Media category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefader.com\/2026\/04\/16\/my-fathers-shadow-doesnt-need-to-be-loud-to-stay-with-you\" target=\"_blank\" >Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Director Akinola Davies Jr.\u2019s semi-autobiographical debut feature is a tender portrait of fatherhood and what it means to fill in the blanks. The strength of My Father\u2019s Shadow is in its heartwarming subtlety. 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