A highlight of the 2026 Directors' Fortnight is, unlike many Cannes selections, not long in waiting. Neon will release Arie and Chuko Esiri's Clarissa—a take on Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway that leans into the melodramatic stylings of Nollywood, Almodóvar, and Todd Haynes—on December 11, ahead of which comes the first trailer. As Rory O'Connor said