{
  "$type": "site.standard.document",
  "bskyPostRef": {
    "cid": "bafyreiheombur4lv7om5xksweuh5b7w4fawhvelwib6qyijm2jzzl7syxa",
    "uri": "at://did:plc:hejao6wge3hrmke6f527fttv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmfsxvb3inr2"
  },
  "coverImage": {
    "$type": "blob",
    "ref": {
      "$link": "bafkreihlvotxh6prj3afxp4mfmbyxfk65tytnvw5tokup5bi3eeatcxhtq"
    },
    "mimeType": "image/jpeg",
    "size": 68563
  },
  "path": "/features/interviews/clarissa-nigerian-arthouse-alternative-to-nollywood-1235195542/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-21T21:30:00.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.indiewire.com",
  "tags": [
    "Features",
    "Interviews | Celebrity Interviews & Insider Takes",
    "Cannes",
    "clarissa",
    "Festivals",
    "Film",
    "Interviews",
    "Neon"
  ],
  "textContent": "Chuko and Arie Esiri's \"Clarissa\" is the second Nigerian film to ever play Cannes. With Neon as its global distributor, they pair tell IndieWire they hope to build a new Nigerian wave of cinema.",
  "title": "With ‘Clarissa,’ Two Nigerian Brothers Are Forging an Arthouse Alternative to Nollywood"
}