Village Keeper (2024)
- Directed by
- Karen Chapman
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A Black Canadian widow in Toronto works to shield her two teenagers from the violence around their neighborhood. The story follows her daily struggles to keep her family safe and together.
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What happens
Village Keeper is a Canadian drama film directed by Karen Chapman, and released in 2024. The film stars Oluniké Adeliyi as Jean, a Black Canadian widow living in the Lawrence Heights community of Toronto, where she tries to protect her children Tamika (Zahra Bentham) and Tristin (Micah Mensah-Jatoe) from neighbourhood violence. The cast also includes Maxine Simpson as Jean's mother, as well as Oyin Oladejo, d'bi.young anitafrika, Ethan Burnett, Shiloh O'Reilly, Noah Zulfikar, Ricardo Betancourt, L.A. Sweeney, Mark Sparks, Gordon Fulton, Zara McLean, Jael Obasi and Mekeylah Minott in supporting roles. Chapman's feature directorial debut, it entered production in summer 2023, in Toronto. The film premiered in the Discovery program at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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