How Director Akinola Davies Jr Made History at Cannes Film Festival- And What It Took to Get There

Описание: 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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00:00:00 Introduction: Making History at Cannes Film Festival
00:07:21 Brothers in Art: Co-Writing with Family
00:17:59 Building Infrastructure: Seven Years of Groundwork
00:26:13 The Power of Delusion: Self-Belief and Conviction
00:31:07 Staying Grounded: Critique, Feedback, and Process
00:39:56 Political Awakening: From Protest to Film
00:45:57 Lagos: The City That Contains Everything
00:49:55 Ancestry, Spirituality, and Digital Fast Food

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