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“40 Acres” (2024) is set in a post-apocalyptic world, which may have seemed like a distant future in movies made until only a few years ago. Unlike them, R.T. Thorne’s film feels like a reality we will have to witness sooner or later. It’s a survival thriller with plenty of neatly designed action set pieces, but what makes it stand out is how urgent it all feels. On the surface, it is about people trying to survive despite the dire situations by defeating whatever or whoever comes in their way. However, Thorne approaches it with a finer understanding of their cultural roots, balancing its grit with an emotional warmth.

Thorne’s film centres around a family. Danielle Deadwyler plays Hailey Freeman, a strong-willed and level-headed matriarch, while Michael Greyeyes plays Galen, her compatriot to care for their unit. It’s just them and both their children living on a...

Stars: Danielle Deadwyler, Kataem O’Connor, Michael Greyeyes, Milcania Diaz-Rojas, Leenah Robinson, Jaeda LeBlanc, Haile Amare, Elizabeth Saunders, Tyrone Benskin | Written by R.T. Thorne, Glenn Taylor | Directed by R.T. Thorne

Danielle Deadwyler (Till) stars in post-apocalyptic survival thriller 40 Acres, the debut feature from director R.T. Thorne, who also co-wrote the script. As such, the film delivers in terms of gore-infused action, but the story could do with being a little less muddy.

Opening captions quickly bring us up to speed on the current state of the world – fifteen years ago, a fungal pandemic killed 90% of the world’s animal biosphere, which led to the collapse of the global food chain, which in turn leads to both widespread famine and civil war. As a result, farming families and communities are highly sought after, but they constantly find themselves under threat from marauding outsiders.

One such farming family are the Freemans,...

Bambi and Pete Davidson are featured in this week’s new horror movies, but unfortunately they’re not sharing the screen in the same movie. They’re joined by the at-home release of one of this year’s best horror movies so far, along with a new Gill Man movie from Shudder.

Here’s all the new horror that released from July 21 – July 27, 2025!

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There’s a monster in the basement in Bait, now available on VOD.

In the new indie monster movie from Uncork’d Entertainment, “On their way to a family get-together, the Herring family are in a bad car accident, waking in a terrifying, dark basement. Something is there with them. And it craves human flesh.”

Bait was directed by Andrea M. Catinella, written by Sam Gurney.

The cast includes Ingrid Evans, Connor Powles, Andrew Rolfe, and Natalie Hughes.

One of the best action movies of the year unleashes intense new footage in this exclusive clip. While you may not have heard of the thriller, which drops audiences into a terrifyingly grounded post-apocalypse, you won’t soon forget it after both checking out the new footage and hearing what critics have to say. Mercifully, you’ll be able to check out the movie quickly, as it lands on PVOD on July 22.

Hailed as a “bold, no-holds-barred action-thriller" from debut filmmaker R.T. Thorne, and starring acclaimed actress Danielle Deadwyler, 40 Acres is set in a famine-decimated near future where a former soldier (Deadwyler) and her family struggle to safeguard their farm as they make one last stand against a vicious militia hell-bent on taking their land.

The clip teases the intensity to come when a stand-off ends in violence and death. In this new world, nobody knows who to trust, and...

Magnolia Pictures’ post-apocalyptic thriller 40 Acres is officially set to make its digital streaming debut later this month. According to confirmed sources, the film will be available on VOD and digital platforms in the last week of July, following its limited theatrical release on July 2. After a celebrated world premiere at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival—where it earned a coveted spot on Canada’s Top Ten list—40 Acres is poised to make a powerful impression on home audiences.

What is 40 Acres About?

Marking the directorial debut of R. T. Thorne, 40 Acres is a tense, emotionally charged thriller set in a grim future where civilization has been decimated by plagues and war. The story follows the Freeman family, who live off-grid on a remote farm, thriving in the aftermath of collapse—so long as they can fend off frequent raiding parties.

Danielle Deadwyler stars as Hailey, a former soldier who,...

Vertigo Releasing has set a UK and Ireland theatrical roll-out for 40 Acres, the post-apocalyptic thriller headlined by Danielle Deadwyler, from 1 August. The film’s world premiered at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival where it garnered strong acclaim, and now it lands in select cinemas ahead of a digital release on 4 August.

Set in a future ravaged by famine, 40 Acres follows Hailey Freeman (Deadwyler) and her kin, the last descendants of African American settlers who established a community in rural Canada in 1875 after the first Civil War. Resources grow scarce and hostile outsiders threaten to wrest their land. Freeman must marshal every ounce of resilience to defend the farmstead that has sheltered her family for generations.

Deadwyler’s performance anchors the film. The New York Times declared that “Deadwyler’s forceful energy fills the frame,” while Collider praised the story as a “thrillingly told apocalyptic tale,” and Variety lauded...

A gripping post-apocalyptic action thriller has now cemented itself as one of the best movies of the year. While Danny Boyle and Alex Garland’s return to the raging zombie-infested world of 28 Years Later may have taken all the attention and headlines, a lesser-known genre outing has proven itself to be just as expertly put together as it combines action, horror, and contemporary themes to create something awe-inspiring. Which is now reflected in its near-perfect “certified fresh” score of 91% on the review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes.

As well as cementing itself as one of the best action thrillers in years, Watchmen and Carry-On star Danielle Deadwyler continues to cement herself as one of the genre’s best action heroes, transforming into a mother who must fight to protect her family from mysterious post-apocalyptic savages.

Written and directed by R. T. Thorne in his feature film directorial debut, the movie is...

Cannibals and a beloved rock band hit the indie circuit for the long holiday weekend as Magnolia Pictures opens action thriller 40 Acres and This Is Spinal Tap returns for a special engagement from Bleecker Street and Fathom. A24 expands Eva Victor’s critically acclaimed directorial debut Sorry, Baby to 14 screens from 4.

Magnolia acquired 40 Acres out of TIFF this year where it was named one of Canada’s Top 10 films of the festival. It’s in 300+ theaters nationwide. The directorial debut of R.T Thorne set in a post-apocalyptic world chronicles a multi-racial Canadian farming family fighting to protect their piece of land from rabid cannibals. Star Danielle Deadwyler is the shoot-first matriarch of an angsty family put to the test when her son (Kataem O’Connor) makes a grave misstep that puts their collective in great danger. Thorne wrote the screenplay with Glenn Taylor and Lora Campbell. Also stars Michael Greyeyes and Milcania Diaz-Rojas.

In a future where land is the most valuable commodity, the Freemans adhere to a strict isolationist policy. The tight-knit family at the center of R.T. Thorne’s gripping debut 40 Acres does not explore areas outside of their farm, a sprawling tract of land in rural Canada demarcated by barbed wires, nor do they fraternize with other survivors in their dangerous post-apocalyptic world. Led by their resolute matriarch Hailey (Danielle Deadwyler, in typically fine form) and her partner Galen (Michael Greyeyes, also excellent), the Freeman children spend their days tending crops, undergoing rigorous combat training and learning about the traditions of their Black and Indigenous ancestors.

But their quiet existence becomes threatened after Emanuel (Kataem O’Connor), the eldest Freeman kid, makes contact with a young woman who desperately needs his family’s help.

Borrowing from a range of familiar sources, most notably the work of Octavia Butler, Thorne crafts a...

Magnolia Film’s post-apocalyptic thriller “40 Acres” has officially arrived for its theatrical debut and TheWrap is here to give you all the details on how to watch.

The action-thriller, directed by debut feature filmmaker R.T. Thorne, also stars Michael Greyeyes (“Firestarter”). The film premiered at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), gaining widespread acclaim from its audience and film critics. It was listed as one of the festival’s Top 10 films from that year.

Earlier this year, Magnolia Films acquired the rights to the “40 Acres,” and set the film up for a summer release, which has now arrived. Here’s everything you need to know about when, where and how to watch.

When does “40 Acres” come out?

The film “40 Acres” comes out in theaters on Wednesday, July 2.

Is “40 Acres” in theaters?

Yes, “40 Acres” hits theaters on Wednesday, July 2. Check out the listings below for tickets.

“40 Acres” director and co-writer R.T. Thorne said his film, which centers on a Black family’s survival through a starved, post-apocalyptic world and their commitment to preserving their heritage, also serves as a reminder to communities of color that knowing your history is crucial, particularly amid political anti-dei agendas.

“It’s something that’s been instilled in me from my mother. One of the things she used to tell us all the time is that, ‘I don’t trust these institutions to teach you about you,’ so we have to learn our own history, and that’s been a big part of my journey,” Thorne told TheWrap. “I think the film is informed by history. It’s a film that takes place in the future, and I think that it’s a circular thing … In order to move forward, in order to survive, in order to thrive in the future,...

In a desolate landscape where the world as we know it has already collapsed, a family fights for survival and the preservation of their legacy. 40 Acres, the feature directorial debut of R.T. Thorne, co-written with Glenn Taylor, is an intense dystopian drama set in a future ravaged by war and famine.

Hailey Freeman (Danielle Deadwyler) is a former soldier who leads her family with an iron fist on an isolated farm in the middle of nowhere, constantly threatened by a militia that covets her precious land — rich in historical and personal symbolism. Alongside Deadwyler are Kataem O’Connor (Murdoch Mysteries), Michael Greyeyes (Wild Indian), Milcania Diaz-Rojas (The Bold Type), Leenah Robinson (1923), and Haile Amare.

40 Acres Review Danielle Deadwyler as Hailey in 40 Acres | © Magnolia Pictures Michael Greyeyes as Galen in 40 Acres | © Magnolia Pictures Kataem O’Connor as Emanuel and Milcania Diaz-Rojas as Dawn in 40 Acres | © Magnolia Pictures Danielle Deadwyler as Hailey in...

In a crushing blow to anyone who claims they’d rather be dead than vegan, a fungal plague wiped out animal life on planet earth 14 years ago. The natural disaster effectively wiped out thousands of years of human economic development, turning us back into an agrarian society overnight. Land has become the most important resource on planet Earth, and anyone who owns their own farm is both blessed with the resources they need to survive and burdened by the knowledge that people are trying to kill them at all times. And because people still need protein, cannibalism is making a regrettable comeback.

So begins “40 Acres,” a dystopian home invasion saga anchored by a phenomenally grizzled Movie Star Performance from Danielle Deadwyler. The actress stars as Hailey Freeman, a former soldier who runs a family farm and is all too aware of the kinds of people who would love to take it from her.

Danielle Deadwyler, Michael Greyeyes, Kataem O’Connor, Haile Amare, and Jaeda LeBlanc in ’40 Acres’ (Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures)

40 Acres is an incredibly intense post-apocalyptic thriller set in a world transformed by a fungal pandemic followed by civil war and famine. The film plunges us into a new reality where fertile farmland has become the world’s most coveted resource. And yet, despite the bleak setting, 40 Acres is a profoundly moving story of hope and human resilience.

The film’s action is focused on the Freeman family, owners of a thriving farm that’s often the target of armed trespassers. The family, led by Hailey and Galen, has extensive arms training and quickly dispatches all intruders. Their weapons of choice: guns, knives, and hatchets.

The Freemans aren’t just survivors; they are formidable guardians of their flourishing cornfields. Scenes around the dining room table reveal their deep, ingrained commitment to their land and lineage.

A simple title screen introduces us to the world of 40 Acres. It explains that the global food supply has been decimated, society has crumbled, and farmland is now prized above all else. This is the first and last time R.T. Thorne’s feature-length directorial debut will pull back for such a big-picture view, narrowing its focus from that moment on to the survival story of a single family in rural Canada. It’s a choice that makes for a tight, tense thriller, and helps 40 Acres carve out a corner of its own in a genre landscape that doesn’t lack for dystopian visions.

The film begins with a gang of bandits closing in on a farmhouse. One of the gang’s members cheerfully announces himself and begins a “we were just passing through” spiel while the others sneak around the back, all of them with a glint in their eye,...

If you heard the buzz coming out of the Toronto International Film Festival last year about 40 Acres but haven't been able to track it down, you're finally in luck. The post-apocalyptic action thriller starring Carry-On's Danielle Deadwyler is set to hit theaters on July 2, and based on its 100% Rotten Tomatoes score, this is one you're not going to want to miss.

Now, admittedly, 40 Acres will only be receiving a limited theatrical release, so it might not be playing at a cinema near you, but you should still keep it on your radar for when it eventually makes its way to streaming. Called an "entertaining edge of your seat thriller" by critic Courtney Small, the Canadian film features an eclectic mix of Black and Indigenous actors, including Kataem O'Connor, Michael Greyeyes, and Jaeda LeBlanc (Gen V). Directed by R.T. Thorne – who's primarily made his name directing episodes of TV shows like Kung Fu,...

Acclaimed actress Danielle Deadwyler is back on the big screen this summer with the release of R.T. Thorne’s “40 Acres.” The critically praised 2024 TIFF premiere — a survival action-thriller set after a plague has destroyed animal life on Earth — doesn’t open nationally until July 2. But select audiences can see the movie for free on the upcoming Juneteenth holiday, June 19, courtesy of distributor Magnolia Pictures.

As IndieWire exclusively announces, Magnolia will partner with top radio stations, DJs, and affinity groups in select U.S. cities to bring the film directly to local communities in honor of the 160-year anniversary of the end of slavery in the United States. (Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021.)

Cities and partners include Atlanta, Ga (Majic 107.5/97.5), Birmingham, Al (Wbhk-fm 98.7 Kiss), Chicago, Il (Creative Cypher + Xl Fest), Dallas, TX (Juilliard Black Alumni Association – Jbaa), Houston, TX (Prairie View University Alumni), Los Angeles, CA (Radio Free 102.3 Kjlh), Nashville,...

Magnolia Pictures will be giving the post-apocalyptic thriller 40 Acres, starring Danielle Deadwyler of The Woman in the Yard and Carry-On, a theatrical release on July 2nd – and in anticipation of that release, we’re proud to share an Exclusive clip from the movie! You can check it out in the embed above.

40 Acres marks the feature directorial debut of R.T. Thorne, who also wrote the screenplay with Glenn Taylor from a story by Lora Campbell. The film has the following synopsis: After a plague eradicates all animal life, famine spreads across the globe leaving society at war and in ruins, but the Freemans are surviving — even thriving — on their ancestral farm so long as they dispatch the occasional raiding party. But what good is surviving the end of the world if it means snuffing out your own humanity? Former soldier Hailey made that choice years ago, believing that isolation was...

The BFFoundation (Bff), in collaboration with founding partner Walmart and presenting partner Coca-Cola, has today announced the full lineup for the 2025 Bentonville Film Festival (Bff), launching next month. As ever, the festival remains committed to building a slate around inclusion and authentic representation.

This year’s festival will showcase 28 feature competition films, including 9 world premieres, plus the newly-launched Homegrown Competition highlighting powerful stories from filmmakers based in or filming in Arkansas. Of this year’s competition slate, 66 percent of the films are from creators identifying as female or gender non-conforming; 51 percent identify as Bipoc, Asian, or Pacific Islander; 29 percent identify as Lgbtqia+; 18 percent are filmmakers over the age of 50; and 12 percent identify as a person with a disability.

The festival, which was founded by Geena Davis and backed by Wal-Mart, celebrated its tenth anniversary last year, a period that’s been marked by profound growth, both for the festival and...

Carry-On star Danielle Deadwyler is fighting for survival in a post-apocalyptic world in the first official trailer for 40 Acres, a new thriller from Magnolia Pictures.

Magnolia Pictures has released the first official trailer for 40 Acres, a new post-apocalyptic thriller starring Deadwyler as Hailey, a mother who is forced to teach her children how to fight and kill in an unforgiving world. In addition to Deadwyler, 40 Acres also stars Michael Greyeyes (Firestarter), Kataem O’Connor (Time Cut), Milcania Diaz-Rojas (Share), and Leenah Robinson (Monkey Beach). R.T. Thorne, best known for directing episodes of Kung Fu and The Lake, is making his feature directorial debut with 40 Acres. Thorne also co-wrote the script alongside Glenn Taylor. Check out the official trailer for 40 Acres below.

The official synopsis for 40 Acres reads: "After a series of plagues and wars leaves society in ruins, the Freemans are surviving — even thriving — on a farm in the middle of nowhere.

“40 Acres” is a new ‘survival thriller’ feature, directed by R.T. Thorne, starring Danielle Deadwyler, Michael Greyeyes, Kataem O'Connor and Milcania Diaz-Rojas, opening July 2, 2025 in theaters:

“…following a series of plagues and wars leaving society in ruins, the ‘Freeman’s’ are surviving and thriving on a farm in the middle of nowhere, as long as they repel the occasional raiding party.

“Former soldier ‘Hailey’ (Deadwyler) and her partner ‘Galen’ (Greyeyes) fled the collapse along with their children, training them to fight.

“But now Hailey’s eldest ‘Emanuel’ (O’Connor) is a young man, and when he meets a young woman (Diaz-Rojas) in the forest beyond the fence, his need for human contact could place the whole family in jeopardy…”

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Watchmen and Carry-On star Danielle Deadwyler transforms into your new favorite action hero as she fights to protect her family and her land in the first trailer for the new post-apocalyptic thriller, 40 Acres. The footage finds Deadwyler fighting and shooting her way through enemies as she battles to protect her family’s way of life in a society that has been ravaged by a series of plagues and wars. You can check out the first trailer for 40 Acres below.

Written and directed by R. T. Thorne in his feature film directorial debut, 40 Acres sees Danielle Deadwyler take the lead as the descendant of African American farmers who settled in rural Canada all the way back in 1875. Now, 200 years later, she must fight to defend what’s hers in a post-apocalyptic world full of villains trying to take it. Co-starring Kataem O'Connor, Jaeda LeBlanc, and Michael Greyeyes alongside Deadwyler, 40 Acres is...

"All that matters now... is how we react." Magnolia Pictures has unveiled an official trailer for an intense post-apocalyptic survival thriller called 40 Acres. The film marks the feature directorial debut of Canadian filmmaker R.T. Thorne, known for his many music videos previously. It premiered at the 2024 Toronto Film Festival last year and arrives to watch in the US in theaters starting in July this summer. Catch it on the big screen! After a series of plagues and wars leaves society in ruins, the Freemans are surviving — even thriving — on a farm in the middle of nowhere... so long as they repel the occasional raiding party. But what good is surviving the end of the world if it means snuffing out your own humanity? In a post-apocalyptic world with food scarcity, a Black family of Canadian farmers descended from American Civil War migrants defend their homestead against vicious cannibals trying to acquire their resources.

The Woman in the Yard and Carry-On star Danielle Deadwyler makes one last stand against a violent militia in the genre-bending action-thriller 40 Acres.

Magnolia Pictures will release 40 Acres in theaters nationwide on July 2, 2025.

Kataem O’Connor, Michael Greyeyes, and Milcania Diaz-Rojas also star.

In 40 Acres, “After a plague eradicates all animal life, famine spreads across the globe, leaving society at war and in ruins, but the Freemans are surviving — even thriving — on their ancestral farm so long as they dispatch the occasional raiding party. But what good is surviving the end of the world if it means snuffing out your own humanity? Former soldier Hailey (Deadwyler) made that choice years ago, believing that isolation was the only way to protect her family. She and her partner Galen (Greyeyes) fled the collapse along with their children, fenced them off from the world, and trained them to fight. But now Hailey’s eldest,...

Debut filmmaker R.T. Thorne is blasting onto the film scene with action-thriller “40 Acres” starring acclaimed actress Danielle Deadwyler.

Thorne directs the dystopian feature from a script he cowrote with Glenn Taylor. Lora Campbell also has a “Story by” credit on the project as well. “40 Acres” takes place in the near future after a plague kills all animals. Deadwyler plays a former soldier who tries to protect both her family and her inherited farm land from a cannibalistic militia.

The official synopsis reads: “As famine spreads across the globe, society is at war and in ruins. But the Freemans are surviving — even thriving — on their ancestral farm so long as they dispatch the occasional raiding party. But what good is surviving the end of the world if it means snuffing out your own humanity? Former soldier Hailey (Deadwyler) made that choice years ago, believing that isolation was the only way to protect her family.

Ryan Kampe’s Visit Films has licensed UK, Germany, Australia and Middle East rights on recent SXSW action thriller 40 Acres starring Danielle Deadwyler.

Vertigo Releasing will distribute in the UK, Weltkino in Germany, Rialto Distribution in Australia and New Zealand, and Falcon Films in the Middle East. Further territories are in negotiation.

Magnolia plans an early summer theatrical release in the US, and Mongrel Media will distribute in Canada.

R.T. Thorne directed the story of Hailey Freeman and her family, the last descendants of African American farmers who settled in rural Canada after the Civil War, as they struggle in...

Magnolia Pictures had acquired US rights from Visit Films to TIFF action thriller 40 Acres starring Danielle Deadwyler of The Piano Lesson and Till.

R.T. Thorne directed the story a young man in a post-plague world that has eradicated animals whose encounter with a young woman threatens his tough survivor family’s way of life. Michael Greyeyes, Kataem O’Connor, and Milcania Diaz-Rojas star.

40 Acres is a A Hungry Eyes Media Production with 4T Productions Inc. in association with Fela and Backhome. Thorne and Glenn Taylor co-wrote the screenplay, and Jennifer Holness produced, with Taj Critchlow, Thorne, Deadwyler, Sudz Sutherland, John Lang,...

Exclusive: Magnolia Pictures has acquired U.S. rights to 40 Acres, an action-thriller starring Danielle Deadwyler (Till) and Michael Greyeyes (True Detective), from world sales company Visit Films. Hailing from debut filmmaker R.T. Thorne, who wrote the script with Glenn Taylor, the film will be released in theaters in early summer.

World premiering at TIFF, where it was named one of Canada’s Top 10 films of the 2024 festival, 40 Acres is set in a world where a plague has eradicated all animal life and famine has spread across the globe, leaving society at war and in ruins, but the Freemans are surviving — even thriving — on their ancestral farm, so long as they dispatch the occasional raiding party. But what good is surviving the end of the world if it means snuffing out your own humanity? Former soldier Hailey (Deadwyler) made that choice years ago, believing that isolation was the only way to protect her family.

SXSW announced the rest of its 2025 film and television lineup on Wednesday, including the world premiere of Jillian Bell's directorial debut Summer Of '69. It was also announced that the festival will feature the U.S. premiere of On Swift Horses, directed by Daniel Minahan. The film stars Jacob Elordi...

40 Acres starts at the Freeman farm. An assault on the farm and its occupants is about to occur, but a small, mighty group manages to stop the assailants and ensure they never return. Here, we meet Hailey (Danielle Deadwyler), a former soldier who has trained her family, which comprises her partner Galen (Michael Greyeyes) and their four children, the oldest of whom is her son Emmanuel (Kateem O'Connor). The Freemans hold firm to their values, protecting their land, training to survive, and never forgetting their respective history as a blended Black and Indigenous family.

40 Acres

Director R.T. ThorneRelease Date September 6, 2024Writers R.T. ThorneCast Tyson Kirk, Patrick Kerton, David Chinchilla, Julian Lewis, Ava Weiss, Jaeda LeBlanc, Leenah Robinson, Milcania Diaz-Rojas, Kataem O'Connor, David MacInnis, Elizabeth Saunders, Danielle Deadwyler, Michael GreyeyesGenres Drama, Thriller, History

The film by writer-director R.T. Thorne takes place in the near future, when the decimation of...

For as long as Danielle Deadwyler has had to wait to take the lead in an action film like “40 Acres,” it takes far less time for the “Till” star to demonstrate the full range of her strengths. Given the kind of introduction usually reserved for the likes of Clint Eastwood or Bruce Willis as a camera runs up her back, only to reveal her face after plunging a knife into an intruder on her property, it just hits differently when a Black woman is presented with such power, and though R.T. Thorne’s dynamic siege thriller has some familiar moves, it is full of fresh ideas.

Set in a dystopian future where the animal population has been wiped out 14 years earlier because of a fungal pandemic, “40 Acres” shows a new world order: Farmers who can produce their own crops hold their own while others shuffle along for survival...

In his dystopian thriller 40 Acres, director R.T. Thorne tells the story of Hailey Freeman, a mother played by Danielle Deadwyler, and her eldest son (Kataem O’Connor) as they hold opposing beliefs about how to survive the end of the world.

Set in a famine-decimated future, Hailey is a fiercely protective ex-military matriarch leading descendants of a Black family of farmers who settled in Canada after the American Civil War. Haunted by the murder of her father, Hailey seeks total isolation as she tells her children to stay on the farm to battle an organized militia looking to violently seize their 40 acres.

But Hailey’s son Emanuel, rebelling against his family’s seclusion, has other ideas. He wants to explore the world and seek alliances after meeting a young woman from a nearby farm, played by Milcania Diaz-Rojas, in the forest beyond his farm’s perimeter. Thorne argues that 40 Acres,...

Principal photography has begun on the thriller 40 Acres starring Danielle Deadwyler in one of her first feature roles following 2022’s Till.

The pic is currently shooting on location in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. The independent pic also stars Kataem O’Connor (The Way Home), Michael Greyeyes (1923), Milcania Diaz-Rojas (The Bold Type) and Leenah Robinson (1923).

Billed as a “post-apocalyptic thriller,” synopsis reads: Hailey Freeman and her family are the last descendants of African American farmers who settled in 1875 in rural Canada after the first Civil War. Two hundred years later, they struggle to survive in a famine-decimated future and make their last stand against a band of cannibals intent on taking their home.

The film is directed by R.T. Thorne (The Porter). Joining Thorne are director of photography Jeremy Benning (Accused), production designer Peter Cosco (Women Talking), costume designer Charlene Akuamoah (Robyn Hood), and editors Sandy Pereira (Young Werther) and Dev Singh (The...

Toronto Police have opened a homicide investigation after local filmmaker Reeyaz Habib was found dead in the city’s West End on June 8.

Habib, a graduate of the School of Cinematic Arts at USC, recently completed his directorial debut, the comedy Fat Lady Sriracha, which is in postproduction. Toronto Police Services on Wednesday said the homicide and missing persons unit was investigating a “suspicious death” that occurred June 8 in the Liberty Village neighborhood and appealed for help from the public to establish the director’s whereabouts between June 4 and 8.

“Reeyaz was a wonderfully kind spirit, full of an excitement for life and telling the complex yet necessary stories within it. He brought us all together to fulfill a lifelong dream. We’re extremely grateful for the time and trust we got to have with him and look forward to honoring his legacy by making sure his story gets told,” Fat Lady Sriracha...

Toronto Filmmaker Reeyaz Habib has died at 53.

Exclaim reports human remains were found in a dumpster in Toronto’s Liberty Village neighbourhood Thursday, which have now been identified as Habib’s.

The filmmaker was declared missing on June 9, though he was last seen on June 5. Police are currently seeking information on his whereabouts between those dates.

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Habib’s work included his directorial debut “Fat Lady Sriracha” which was to be distributed through Game Theory Films.

“Reeyaz was a wonderfully kind spirit, full of an excitement for life, and telling the complex yet necessary stories within it,” the film’s producer, Jaskaran Singh, offered in a statement. “He brought us all together to fulfill a lifelong dream. We’re extremely grateful for the time and trust we got to have with him, and look forward to honouring...