Akinola Davies Jr.'s gorgeous debut shines a long-overdue spotlight on Nollywood. My Father's Shadow is the first-ever Nigerian film officially selected at Cannes. Akinola wrote the film with his brother, Wale, and the two developed the story over more than a decade, drawing inspiration from memories of their father, who died when they were young, as well as their firsthand experience during the pivotal 1993 presidential election.