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[I Am Your Voice @devannmn]

@Caporalchamp @MrMoonKnightXD lol

[Film Updates @FilmUpdates]

‘CLAYFACE’ grossed $24M domestically and $43M worldwide in its opening weekend.

It cost $44M to produce.

[Critics Choice Awards @CriticsChoice]

Congratulations to filmmakers Arie Esiri and Chuko Esiri! ✨
The directing duo will receive the Breakthrough Director Award at the 9th Annual Critics Choice Celebration of Black Cinema & Television for @NEON’s “Clarissa,” a reimagining of Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway set in contemporary Lagos, Nigeria.

The film opens in select theaters on December 11. 🏆

The 9th Annual Critics Choice Celebration of Black Cinema & Television takes place Monday, November 16, 2026, in Los Angeles! 

Follow @ccblackcinema for all the BTS.         #CriticsChoice #CelebrateBlackCinema #ArieEsiri #ChukoEsiri #Clarissa #NEON

[mau🫦 @smaaaau]

we are having sex with each other….why do people be thinking sex is something done to women wtf

[I Am Your Voice @devannmn]

@ZBrolyIsTheGoat @SolaceCinema Are you dumb?

[izzy 🫐 @beuck_]

first clip of ayo edebiri in ‘clarissa’

her britsh accent is so good, and the filmography is just so beautiful, can’t wait to see this on the big screen <333

thank you @lecham1644 for the screen grab 🫶

[India Amarteifio Updates @queenamarteifio]

India Amarteifio and Toheeb Jimoh behind the scenes for CLARRISA press in New York City.

[India Amarteifio Updates @queenamarteifio]

India Amarteifio and Clarissa cast being called to the stage at the #NYFF screening.

[Chicago Int'l Film Festival @chifilmfest]

Limited 🎟️ just released for hot #ChiFilmFest screenings, including:

CLARISSA, LA GRADIVA, ELSINORE, FATHERLAND, POSSIBLE LOVE, WILD HORSE NINE, EVERYTIME, & more

🚨 Act quick! ➡️ https://t.co/CiarwfnfMW

[New York Film Festival @TheNYFF]

Directors Arie Esiri and Chuko Esiri have arrived at #NYFF64 for the U.S. Premiere of CLARISSA!

The filmmakers’ previous feature, EYIMOFE (THIS IS MY DESIRE), was screened at @filmlinc as part of @NDNF in 2021!

[I Am Your Voice @devannmn]

@jkbaker1117 @G_O_A_T_Lantern Don't you have family to take care of?

[Kelsey Lu @IAmKelseyLu]

Beyond thrilled to share the trailer for CLARISSA. They say third times the charm, this will be my third film score and I couldn’t be more proud to be a part of such a gorgeous film

Presave my rendition of Nina Simone’s “Who Knows Where The Time Goes”: https://t.co/IXKf5Faa6i

[I Am Your Voice @devannmn]

Who's this one?

[Susie is in pain because of Daniil Medvedev @Space_fairy_]

It’s crazy how gendered colorism is…

Anyway, if Ayo doesn’t play the lead, then I won’t be watching.

[Film Updates @FilmUpdates]

The official trailer for Arie and Chuko Esiri’s ‘CLARISSA’ has been released.

Starring Sophie Okonedo, David Oyelowo, India Amarteifio, Ayo Edebiri, Toheeb Jimoh and Nikki Amuka-Bird.

[I Am Your Voice @devannmn]

@simikunleoni @adedamola_op @edebiriii Oh no I'm not saying we don't have the money for it. That was a dumb statement from that person lol.

[I Am Your Voice @devannmn]

@42TiburonBlanco @OnlyOneMavin @FilmUpdates Yet here you are you moron lol

[I Am Your Voice @devannmn]

@simikunleoni @adedamola_op @edebiriii A Nigerian distributor is supposed to acquire the rights to distribute it here but that hasn't happened yet

[Film Updates @FilmUpdates]

The cinematography of Arie and Chuko Esiri’s ‘CLARISSA.’

Shot by Jonathan Bloom.

In theaters in NY and LA on December 11.

[I Am Your Voice @devannmn]

@Chin9ere @FilmUpdates Yes

[African Film Press @africafilmpress]

NEON has released the first official trailer for “Clarissa,” the second feature from Nigerian twin filmmakers Arie and Chuko Esiri, ahead of its 11 December 2026 opening in select U.S. theaters.

The film reworks Virginia Woolf’s 1925 novel “Mrs Dalloway” in contemporary Lagos, Nigeria, with Sophie Okonedo starring as Clarissa, a wealthy society woman preparing for a party as memories of friendships, relationships and choices from her youth return. India Amarteifio plays the younger Clarissa.

The ensemble also includes David Oyelowo, Ayo Edebiri, Toheeb Jimoh, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Jude Akuwudike and Fortune Nwafor.

“Clarissa” had its world premiere at the Cannes Directors’ Fortnight on 16 May 2026.

#Clarissa #NigerianCinema #AfricanCinema #NEON