Village Keeper is a Canadian drama film directed by Karen Chapman, and released in 2024.[1] 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.[2]
| Village Keeper | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Karen Chapman |
| Screenplay by | Karen Chapman |
| Produced by | Enrique Miguel Baniqued Karen Chapman |
| Starring | Oluniké Adeliyi Maxine Simpson Zahra Bentham Micah Mensah-Jatoe |
| Cinematography | Jordan Oram |
| Edited by | Christopher Minns Xi Feng Jordan Hayles |
| Music by | Dalton Tennant |
Production company | Smallaxx Motion Pictures |
| Distributed by | Levelfilm |
Release date |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
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.[2]
The film premiered in the Discovery program at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.[3]
Chapman received a nomination for the DGC Award for Best Direction in a Feature Film.[4]
References
edit- ^ Annemarie Cutruzzola, "TIFF Top 20: A Guide to Our Most Anticipated Films at the 2024 Festival". She Does the City, August 16, 2024.
- ^ a b Victoria Ahearn, "Karen Chapman embarks on feature directorial debut". Playback, June 26, 2023.
- ^ Kim Izzo, "Two Canadian features added to TIFF Discovery progamme". Playback, August 13, 2024.
- ^ Connie Thiessen, "Sweet Angel Baby leads DGC Awards’ film nominations". Broadcast Dialogue, September 20, 2024.
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