40 Acres

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. Former soldier Hailey (Danielle Deadwyler) and her partner Galen (Michael Greyeyes) fled the collapse along with their children, training them to fight (and, yes, kill). But now Hailey’s eldest Emanuel (Kataem O’Connor) is a young man, and when he meets a young woman (Milcania Diaz-Rojas) in the forest beyond the fence, his need for human contact could place the whole family in jeopardy.

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Film Screenings

Mar 10, 2025
9:15pm 11:08pm
Mar 13, 2025
11:30am 1:23pm

Credits

Director:

R.T. Thorne

Executive Producer:

Taj Critchlow, R.T. Thorne, Danielle Deadwyler, Sudz Sutherland ,John Lang, Mark Gingras, Andrew Frank

Producer:

Jennifer Holness

Screenwriter:

R.T. Thorne, Glenn Taylor

Cinematographer:

Jeremy Benning

Editor:

Dev Singh, Sandy Pereira

Music:

Todor Kobakov

Principal Cast:

Danielle Deadwyler, Kataem O'Connor, Michael Greyeyes, Milcania Diaz-Rojas

Contact

Public Film Contact:

Danielle McCarthy-Boles
Magnolia Pictures
dmccarthy@magpictures.com
2129246701

Publicity Contact:

Danielle McCarthy-Boles
dmccarthy@magpictures.com
2129246701

Sales Agent:

Danielle McCarthy
Magnolia Pictures
dmccarthy@magpictures.com

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2024
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Runtime:
113 mins