Clarissa
- Director: Arie Esiri, Chuko Esiri
- Writer: Chuko Esiri, Virginia Woolf
- Producer: Thomas Bassett, Arie Esiri, Chuko Esiri, Charlotte Gillies, Nina Gold, Tiffany Hue, Sophie Okonedo, Osahon Okunb, Dolly Omodolapo Kola-Balogun, Theresa Park, Jason Reif, Nicholas Weinstock
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A modern reimagining of the Virginia Woolf novel Mrs. Dalloway. 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.
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Cast & Characters
David Oyelowo ... Peter
Ayo Edebiri
Sophie Okonedo ... Clarissa
Toheeb Jimoh ... Younger Peter
India Amarteifio ... Younger Clarissa
Nikki Amuka-Bird ... Sally
Danny Sapani ... Ugo
Jude Akuwudike ... Richard
Joke Silva ... Lady Maryam
Fortune Nwafor ... Septimus
Kehinde Cardoso ... Younger Ugo