SFF – The Shadow Scholars, On Becoming A Guinea Fowl & My Father’s Shadow

KT

🍅4.5/5

"Eloïse King brings a considered lens through centering humanity and drawing a parallel between colonialism and the power structures that exist today. There is a broader, more complex dialogue that is encouraged to be explored.Posted Jun 17, 2025"

Oti

🍅4.5/5

"The Shadow Scholars is a powerful look at global academic inequality, exposing how brilliance in Kenya fuels degrees abroad, while structural bias keeps the system rigged.Posted Jun 17, 2025"

KT

🍅5/5

"Rungano Nyoni articulates and visually demonstrates the weight that women hold and experiences we are bonded by. On Becoming A Guinea Fowl doesn’t coddle but is hopeful in the love, grace and collective power we have.Posted Jun 17, 2025"

Oti

🍅4.5/5

"On Becoming a Guinea Fowl peels back layers of silence, shame, and appearances with sharp wit and purpose. A bold, complex film that demands discussion long after it ends."

KT

🦠2.5/5

"While the contradiction of a colonial funded decolonised space deserves its own conversation, the biggest frustration was not offering enough perspectives. Almost as if to lead the audience to believe the means justifies the ends.Posted Jun 17, 2025"

KT

🍅4.5/5

"The world has tried (and always failed miserably) to duplicate Black creativity. It is not new and informed by its specificity. The joy and pain. Khalil layers these dimensions so effortlessly from art to little known histories.Posted Jun 17, 2025"

KT

🍅4.5/5

"Akinola Davies Jr & Wale Davies offer their hearts to deliver a sweet and peripheral memory of family, childhood and culture. The Egbo brothers work well as a playful contrast to Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù’s layered father figure presence.Posted Jun 17, 2025"

Oti

🍅4.5/5

"My Father’s Shadow is Akinola Davies Jr.’s tender, atmospheric debut that captures the messiness of family, memory, and belonging with beautiful visuals and powerful performances.Posted Jun 17, 2025"