Clarissa
Dec 11, 2026 · select theaters
A reimagining of Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway set in Lagos: as Clarissa prepares to host a party, memories of her youth and an old love return.
Drama · Literary adaptation
Cast
Who's in it
Sophie Okonedo
Role not yet published · Nigerian heritage
David Oyelowo
Role not yet published · Nigerian heritage
India Amarteifio
Role not yet published · Ghanaian heritage
Ayo Edebiri
Role not yet published · Nigerian & Barbadian heritage
Toheeb Jimoh
Role not yet published · Nigerian heritage
Nikki Amuka-Bird
Role not yet published · Nigerian & Antigua and Barbuda heritage
Joke Silva
Role not yet published · Nigerian heritage
Danny Sapani
as Ugo
Joy Sunday
as Comfort
Jude Akuwudike
as Richard
Fortune Nwafor
as Septimus
Modesinuola Ogundiwin
as Aisha
Chuks Joseph
as Evans
Heritage is shown only where a reliable source documents it. How we verify
Why it's on the radar
Black ensemble led by Sophie Okonedo with David Oyelowo and Ayo Edebiri, from Nigerian filmmakers Arie and Chuko Esiri. A Nigerian-set story, added at the editor's request.
Sources: BlackFilmandTV, The Numbers
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