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Chuko Esiri
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Chuko Esiri

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Co-directing Eyimofe with Arie Esiri.

Besida · Eyimofe

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Chuko Esiri

Chuko Esiri is a Nigerian writer and director whose first feature follows two Lagos residents hoping to leave the country.

Early life

Education

Born in Warri and raised in Lagos, he studied in England before attending NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.

Career

  1. Film school

    Short films

    Worked with his brother on Besida and Goose.

  2. 2020

    Feature debut

    Eyimofe premiered at the Berlin Film Festival.

Selected work

Besida

A collaboration with his brother.

Eyimofe

A Lagos-set debut feature.

Beyond work

Family collaboration

His filmmaking partner Arie Esiri is his twin brother.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗

Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

Photo: Danielle G. Campbell. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.