Clarissa
Arie ESIRI
Chuko ESIRI
The film follows society woman Clarissa as she prepares to host a party at her home in Lagos, Nigeria, 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.
Artistic & technical sheet
Contacts
Sophie Okonedo (Clarissa),
Ayo Edebiri (Young Sally),
David Oyelowo (Peter),
India Amarteifio (Young Clarissa),
Toheeb Jimoh (Young Peter),
Fortune Nwafor (Septimus)
Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
Per Capita Productions, Inc. (United States)
Theresa Park
TPark@percapitaproductions.com
www.percapitaproductions.com
Invention Studios (United States)
Nicky Weinstock
info@inventionstudios.com
www.inventionstudios.com
DDA
Emily Salkin, Vanessa Lastro,
Phoebe Bogdanoff
clarissa@ddaglobal.com
Neon International
sales@neonrated.com
Arie and Chuko Esiri were born in Warri, Nigeria, 30 minutes apart, and grew up in Lagos. They're creative partners who share an incredible passion for storytelling. Their debut feature, This Is My Desire, which they produced, wrote, and directed, premiered to universal acclaim at Berlinale, where they were nominated for Best First Feature.
Arie and Chuko Esiri were born in Warri, Nigeria, 30 minutes apart, and grew up in Lagos. They're creative partners who share an incredible passion for storytelling. Their debut feature, This Is My Desire, which they produced, wrote, and directed, premiered to universal acclaim at Berlinale, where they were nominated for Best First Feature.