Village Keeper (2024)
Jean is the provider and (over)protector of her two teen children, Tamika and Tristin, and begrudgingly lives with her mother in a crowded Lawrence Heights apartment complex. Despite the kids learning to become more self-sufficient, Jean’s vision is too clouded by the past to see that they're growing. She is haunted by violence in both their past and their present, and must help her children cope. Expertly using sound and flashbacks to construct a layered and full portrait of this woman's life, Chapman reveals the trials and tribulations that women in Jean’s family carry with them.
Director:
Karen Chapman
Writer:
Karen Chapman
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Oluniké Adeliyi as Beverly-Jean |
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Maxine Simpson as Grandma |
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Zahra Bentham as Tamika |
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Micah Mensah-Jatoe as Tristin |
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Oyin Oladejo as Bola |
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d'bi.young anitafrika as Dr. Anitafrika |
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Ethan Burnett as Javion |
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Shiloh O’Reilly as Shane |
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Noah Zulfikar as MK |
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Ricardo Betancourt as Terrence |
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L.A. Sweeney as Younger Brenda |
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Mark Sparks as Germaine |
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Gordon Fulton as Elderly Man |
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Jael Obasi as Young Jean |
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Mekeylah Minott as Mekeylah |
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Zara McLean as Young Tamika |
| Directing | Karen Chapman | Director |
| Production | Karen Chapman | Producer |
| Art | June Charles | Production Design |
| Camera | Jordan Oram | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Jordan Hayles | Editor |
| Sound | Dalton Tennant | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Enrique Miguel Baniqued | Producer |
| Editing | Christopher Minns | Editor |
| Editing | Xi Feng | Editor |
| Writing | Karen Chapman | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Charlene Akuamoah | Costume Design |
| Art | Lola Landekic | Title Designer |
