The first U.S. trailer has been released for Clarissa, directed by Arie Esiri and Chuko Esiri (This Is My Desire). Shot on 35mm film in Nigeria, the movie "is a loose adaptation of Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway. The story follows Clarissa, a high-society woman in the throes of preparing to host a party at her home in Lagos, where she will unexpectedly encounter once-intimate friends from her youth," Deadline reported. It is set to release on December 11.
The film is led by Sophie Okonedo (Hotel Rwanda) and India Amarteifio (Queen Charlotte), who play the title character at different ages. The cast also includes David Oyelowo (Selma), Toheeb Jimoh (Ted Lasso), Nikki Amuka-Bird (Knock at the Cabin), and Ayo Edebiri (The Bear).
Chuko Esiri wrote the screenplay and produced alongside Arie Esiri, Theresa Park for Per Capita Productions, and Nicholas Weinstock for Invention Studios. Co-producers include Nina Gold and Thomas Bassett, and executive producers are Okonedo, Dolly Omodolapo Kola-Balogun, Osahon Okunbo, Candice Sanchez McFarlane, and Jason Reif.