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Village keeper written and directed by Karen Chapman ; starring Olunike Adeliyi

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Format:
Video
Author/Creator:
Chapman, Karen, filmmaker.
Contributor:
Olunike Adeliyi, actor.
Smallaxx Motion Pictures, production company.
ArtMattan Productions, film distributor.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Grief--Drama.
Grief.
Street life--Ontario--Toronto--Drama.
Street life.
Mothers--Ontario--Toronto--Drama.
Mothers.
Toronto (Ont.)--Social conditions--Drama.
Toronto (Ont.).
Jamaicans--Ontario--Toronto--Drama.
Jamaicans.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (1 video file (82 minutes)) sound, color
Distribution:
New York, NY Artmattan Films [2024]
Place of Publication:
[Toronto] Smallaxx Motion Pictures [2024]
System Details:
digital
Summary:
In Village Keeper, Beverly-Jean, a resillent widow drawing strength from her Jamaican roots, navigates a challenging urban landscape--a crowded Lawrence Heights apartment complex in Toronto--after her husband's violent death. Raising teenagers and supported by her mother whose home pulses with reggae and Jamaican vibrations, she embodies the fierce maternal love and deep family bonds cherished within Caribbean culture. Her secret struggle with grief leads to a powertul journey exploring resllence, community support, and healing
Notes:
Selection, Toronto International Film Festival, 2024
Description based on a videodisc record; title from title frame (viewed July 30, 2025)
OCLC:
1525399445
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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