Village Keeper (TIFF 2024)

Village Keeper (TIFF 2024) A Canadian Screen Award winner (including Best First Feature, 2025), Village Keeper is a powerful testament to the strength of Black motherhood and a stirring love letter to the Black women who serve as the bedrock of their communities. Jean, a widow haunted by grief and determined to protect her children, finds herself at a breaking point. When a therapist gently asks, “How will you help your children without having helped yourself first?” she begins a path toward healing. The latest jewel of Black Canadian cinema, Village Keeper is a beautifully crafted, sensitive, and unforgettable story of resilience, sacrifice, and emotional truth. From the islands to the city, Village Keeper celebrates a mother’s unbreakable spirit, a family’s enduring love, and Black healing.  Canada, 2024, 82 mins, drama in English, Karen Chapman, dir.  “Village Keeper is a film that goes beyond trauma into the story of recovery and connection to joy, setting a new standard in storyt