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My Father’s Shadow

Date & Time

Sat. Apr. 11, 2026 7 PM-8:30 PM
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Location Main Campus | Law Building

Parking at Beck Garage
Drop off at Beck Building

Film Information

Theater Brown Auditorium Theater, digital
Directed by Akinola Davies, Jr.
Year 2025
Length 93 minutes
Country UK/Nigeria/Ireland
Language English and Yoruba with English subtitles

Call for Questions 713-639-7531

Email Your Questions [email protected]

My Father’s Shadow

Date & Time

Sat. Apr. 11, 2026 7 PM-8:30 PM
This event has passed

Location Main Campus | Law Building

Parking at Beck Garage
Drop off at Beck Building

Film Information

Theater Brown Auditorium Theater, digital
Directed by Akinola Davies, Jr.
Year 2025
Length 93 minutes
Country UK/Nigeria/Ireland
Language English and Yoruba with English subtitles
Winner of the Caméra d’Or Special Mention at Cannes, Akinola Davies, Jr.’s debut feature is both intimate and epic. It’s a deeply personal family story set against the turbulence of 1993 Lagos during a pivotal national election promising a shift from military rule to democracy in Nigeria. When young (real-life) brothers Remi and Akin unexpectedly accompany their oft-absent father to the city to collect his overdue salary, what unfolds is a rich journey through memory, masculinity, and a country on the cusp of fragile transformation.
 
Tickets
  • $9 general admission; $7 MFAH members, students with ID, seniors (65+)
Plan Your Visit
  • This screening takes place in Brown Auditorium Theater in the Law Building.
  • Guests attending the 7 pm screening should park in the Museum’s Beck Garage. Guests on foot or ride share should enter at 1001 Bissonnet Street. Alternate pedestrian routes will be closed for a private event in the Kinder Building.
  • Parking Information | Museum Hours | MFAH Campus Map

Call for Questions 713-639-7531

Email Your Questions [email protected]

Underwriting for the Film Department is provided by Tenaris and American Friends of Fundacion Proa Inc., The Robert Frank Foundation, Nina and Michael Zilkha, Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Houston, Laurence P. Unger and Ben Hobratsch, and the Vaughn Foundation.
 
Generous funding is provided by the Foundation for Independent Media Arts; Lois Chiles; Franci Neely; and ILEX Foundation.