{{Short description|Nigerian director and screenwriter}} '''Chuko Esiri''' is a Nigerian-born filmmaker. Born in Warri, Nigeria, he was raised in Lagos.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=On Your Radar: Chuko Esiri |url=https://tisch.nyu.edu/grad-film/news/on-your-radar--chuko-esiri.html |access-date=2026-02-06 |website=tisch.nyu.edu |language=en-US}}</ref> He went to college first in England,<ref name=":1" /> and then studied at NYU Tisch School of the Arts in the United States.<ref name=":0" /> The brothers produced two shorts while in film school, ''Besida'' and ''Goose''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-10-23 |title=Chuko Esiri |url=https://www.cinemahtx.org/person/chuko-esiri/ |access-date=2026-02-06 |website=HCAS |language=en-US}}</ref> The Esiri brothers' debut feature ''Eyimofe'' premiered at the Berlin Film Festival in 2020.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Kim |first=Nelson |date=2022-04-27 |title=A CONVERSATION WITH ARIE & CHUKO ESIRI (EYIMOFE/THIS IS MY DESIRE) |url=https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/arie-chuko-esiri/ |access-date=2026-02-06 |website=Hammer to Nail |language=en-US}}</ref> He wrote the screenplay for the upcoming ''Mrs. Dalloway'' adaptation ''Clarissa'', distributed by Neon, and co-directed with his twin brother Arie Esiri.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=2026-02-06 |title=Neon Acquires 'Mrs. Dalloway' Reimagining 'Clarissa' Starring Sophie Okonedo, David Oyelowo, India Amarteifio, Ayo Edebiri & Toheeb Jimoh |url=https://deadline.com/2026/02/clarissa-movie-acquired-neon-sophie-okonedo-david-oyelowo-1236711206/ |access-date=2026-02-06 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{IMDb name|4931243}} * {{instagram|chukoesiri}}
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