Chuko Esiri is a Nigerian-born filmmaker. Born in Warri, Nigeria, he was raised in Lagos. He went to college first in England, and then studied at NYU Tisch School of the Arts in the United States. The brothers produced two shorts while in film school, Besida and Goose. The Esiri brothers' debut feature Eyimofe premiered at the Berlin Film Festival in 2020. He wrote the screenplay for the upcoming Mrs. Dalloway adaptation Clarissa, distributed by Neon, and co-directed with his twin brother Arie Esiri.