The Cannes-bowing film, starring Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù and set against the backdrop of political arrest in 1993 Nigeria, leads the pack of titles going into this year’s BIFA ceremony with 12 nominations, including best British independent film and director.
Underling the emergence of new talent across the board of nominees, “My Father’s Shadow” is followed by another directorial debut (and another film backed by Element Pictures that premiered in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard competition) in Harry Lighton’s “Pillion.” Starring Alexander Skarsgard and Harry Melling, the kinky queer romance earned 10 nominations, including best director and screenplay, plus nods for lead and supporting performance. Lighton was nominated in 2017 for his short “Wren Boys.”
Close behind and already a hit in U.K. cinemas is Kirk Jones’ touching “I Swear,” about Tourette’s campaigner John Davison.
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