Visionaries How Director Akinola Davies Jr Made History at Cannes Film Festival- And What It Took to Get There
Akinola Davies Jr is a British-Nigerian filmmaker whose debut feature made history as the first Nigerian film ever selected to premiere in Official Competition at the Cannes Film Festival — earning a Special Mention for the Caméra d’Or and later becoming the UK’s Oscar entry.
In this episode of Visionaries, we sat down to discuss how Akin’s work is constantly weaving worlds and the creative faith it takes to make something that hasn’t been done before.
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Chapters
- 00:00:00 Introduction: Making History at Cannes Film Festival
- 00:07:21 Brothers in Creation: Writing with Family
- 00:15:21 Working with Friends and Breaking the Rules
- 00:21:45 Building Infrastructure: Seven Years in Lagos
- 00:26:13 The Delusion Required: Believing Against the Odds
- 00:39:56 From Protest to Process: Political Awakening
- 00:53:12 Digital Fast Food: Staying Focused in the Age of Distraction
Visionaries with Alice Aedy
Producer - Chloe Puttock
Art Director - Liliana Saldanha
Director - Issey Rider
Camera Operator - Stephan Knight + Sam Mulvey
Lighting - Al Rice
Editor - Tom Forsey + Paolina Stefani
Colour Grade - Jasper Brown
Music by the talented Jon Hopkins