Clarissa: The Biggest Nigerian Film at the 2026 Annual Cannes Film Festival
Clarissa is the second feature of the twin brothers,Arie and Chuko Esiri known for their award winning directorial feature, Eyimofe (This Is My Desire), of 2020 that was in official competition for the best feature at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival in Germany and other international film festivals.
Clarissa is the first Nigerian film to be selected for the annual Directors’ Fortnight and among the 19 international films selected for the 58th edition of the Directors’ Fortnight alongside the main 79th annual Cannes Film Festival taking place from 12 to 23 May 2026.
Clarissa was shot on 35mm across Lagos and Delta State in late 2025 with a budget of US$4 million. The film is an adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s 1925 romantic novel, “Mrs Dalloway” in Nigerian version about the drama unfolding as a society woman, Clarissa prepares to host a party at her home in Lagos city, where she will unexpectedly encounter once-intimate friends from her youth. As the group reflects on their shared past over the course of a single night, memories of their intricate relationships, passionate love, hidden desires, and lost aspirations give rise to bittersweet reckoning.
Starring acclaimed Nigerian actress, Sophie Okonedo and actors,David Oyelowo, Ayo Edebiri, Toheeb Jimoh, and India Amarteifio, the English actress of Ghanaian and German ancestry.
The film has been acquired by Neon for global film distribution.
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