NEON acquires worldwide rights to Lagos-set Clarissa

NEON acquired worldwide distribution, meaning one company handles releases around the globe, to Clarissa, Afreximbank announced on 19 February 2026. The Arie and Chuko Esiri feature moves Virginia Woolf's 1925 Mrs Dalloway to contemporary Nigeria, stars Sophie Okonedo and David Oyelowo and screened at Cannes and TIFF after Directors' Fortnight selection, Deadline reported on 1 October 2026.