Chuko Esiri

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Chuko Esiri

Chuko Esiri is an award winning Film Producer, Director and Writer based in Nigeria. During his time in New York after completing his studies at NYU, Chuko and his brother Arie collaborated on a pair of short films: Besida (2018), which premiered at the 68th Berlinale, and Goose (2017), which had its premiere at the LA Film Festival. “Eyimofe” (This Is My Desire) is Chuko’s first feature film whi…

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Clarissa
Dec 11, 2026
Clarissa · 2026
Clarissa
2026
MovieDrama
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.
GooseGoose · 2017
Goose
2017
Movie
A single father who is an amateur fighter on the verge of going pro discovers his forgetfulness may be a symptom of something worse.
Eyimofe (This Is My Desire)Eyimofe (This Is My Desire) · 2021
Eyimofe (This Is My Desire)
5.92021
MovieDrama
A man and a woman in Lagos want to escape their everyday lives, but extricating themselves is no easy task. Two stories narrated with tenderness and restraint that only fleetingly touch, the dream of migrating to Europe floating above them all the while.
BesidaBesida · 2018
Besida
1.02018
Movie
'Where were you when I needed you? What do you want now?' says the sister to her brother. A tiny village, the cars only stop here to take the young women to the city. 'You were there yourself,' she says. 'That's exactly the point,' he replies. 'Don't go.'
At Little Wheelie Three Days AgoAt Little Wheelie Three Days Ago · 2022
At Little Wheelie Three Days Ago
2022
MovieDrama
When a soul-shaking viral video shudders through town, a jobless father struggles to keep hold of his existence.
Big ManBig Man · 2012
Big Man
8.52012
MovieDramaFamily
Uzoma likes to play games. But games have consequences.

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