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Village keeper written and directed by Karen Chapman ; starring Olunike Adeliyi
- Format:
- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Chapman, Karen, filmmaker.
- 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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