Watch: Director Akinola Davies Discusses His Favorite Movie Posters​

A quick journey through cinema history. Mubi has posted a fantastic 11 minute video featuring the British-Nigerian filmmaker Akinola Davies Jr. talking about a selection of his favorite iconic movie posters from throughout cinema history. Last year, Akinola Davies Jr. made his mark with his first feature film titled My Father’s Shadow – which premiered at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival and was submitted to the Oscars and eventually won the BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer/Director. It’s a fantastic film that deserves to be seen and Mubi already opened it in theaters a few months ago (watch the trailer). In partnership with the poster collector site Posteritati, Akinola discusses a handful of his favorite posters which is also a chance for him to discuss a handful of his favorite films. He highlights: Elem Klimov’s Come and See, Lila Avilés’ The Chambermaid, Hirokazu Koreeda’s Shoplifters, Mikhail Kalatozov’s I Am Cuba, and Gillo Pontecorvo’s classic The Battle of Algiers. All great films that everyone should see! And great posters as well. I always enjoy cinema geek out videos like this with talented filmmakers. View below. // Continue Reading ›