(JOIN WAIT LIST) Movie Meetup — My Father's Shadow — Meet @7:15, film @8:20

"I’ll see you in my dreams ..."
★★★★★ Wendy Ide, Screen Daily

We're going to see Akinola Davies' feature debut My Father's Shadow.

We'll meet in the Watershed cafe/bar from 7:15 pm, to say hello and chat. Afterwards, we will stop for a few minutes to talk about the film.

Buy your own ticket from the box office or online.
(This screening is in Cinema 2. There are only 40 seats—consider buying your ticket in advance.)

** TICKET UPDATE **
The 8:20 screening of My Father’s Shadow is now showing as sold out.
There is a waiting list available.
If enough people join the waiting list, the film may be moved to a larger screen.
https://www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/13797/my-fathers-shadow#booking-info

ABOUT THE FILM

"In Akinola Davies Jr.’s stunning directorial feature debut, two siblings spend a rare day with their mysterious father, who takes them on a trip to Lagos. Young brothers Remi and Akin are playing outside their home in rural Nigeria when their absent father arrives and announces he is taking them to the country’s largest city. As they journey through Lagos, which awaits the results of the 1993 presidential election, they sense an air of heightened uncertainty and witness growing unrest, all the time observing sides of their father they had never previously seen.
— Kimberley Sheehan, BFI Summary

"... a miraculous gem of autofiction ..."
★★★★★ Murtada Elfadl, Variety

"Davies’ intensely lyrical effort, one of the most stirring debuts in recent years and the first Nigerian feature in competition at Cannes, acquires emotional transcendence in its final minutes."
★★★★★ Carlos Aguilar, The Playlist

"... a rich, heartfelt and rewarding movie."
★★★★ Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian