Film Screening: My Father's Shadow

The Venue at Lincoln Bishop University is screening My Father's Shadow on Tuesday 20 October, from 2:00 to 4:30 pm. It's a UK/Nigeria co-production from 2025, rated 12, and the screening is presented by the Lincoln Film Society.

The film is a tender portrait of family, memory and Lagos in 1993. Two young brothers explore the city with their estranged father during the Nigerian election crisis, taking in the sheer magnitude of Lagos and their father's daily struggles as political unrest threatens their journey home. It's the kind of story that works as much on the small, personal scale of a family coming together as it does against the backdrop of a city in turmoil.

There's a bit of local history behind the screening, too. The Lincoln Film Society has been bringing world and independent cinema to Lincoln since 1953, and this is part of their 2026/27 season. Their main programme runs at The Venue, while their shorter Summer Seasons usually move over to The Terry O'Toole Theatre in North Hykeham. If you've caught their screenings before, you'll know the sort of thing they go for — independent cinema that you're unlikely to find on a multiplex screen.

Entry is free, and the screening runs from 2:00 to 4:30 pm on Tuesday 20 October at The Venue, Lincoln Bishop University, Longdales Road, Lincoln LN1 3DY. It's a mid-afternoon slot, so it works if you're free during the day rather than waiting for the evening.