Niaflix: Special Screening of Village Keeper

This month’s NiaFlix screening is bringing you a special screening of Village Keeper, a powerful and understated drama by filmmaker Karen Chapman, rooted in themes of social realism and community.

Following the screening, Karen Chapman will join filmmaker Kourtney Jackson for an engaging conversation. Together, they’ll dive into the film’s themes, offering audiences a thoughtful space to reflect and connect.

Event Details:

Doors Open: 7pm

Screening Start time: 7:30pm

Location: Nia Centre for the Arts, 524 Oakwood Avenue

ABOUT THE SERIES

NiaFlix: A Night at the Centre is a monthly movie night series that centers movies, films and black storytellers that showcase Black Artistic Expression. Featuring carefully curated films, each night will transport you through stories that blend nostalgia, art, and culture, giving you that cozy Netflix vibe right at Nia Centre!

About the Film

Village Keeper follows a family grappling with secrets that uphold domestic abuse and unresolved rage. After life's precarious scale tips her fortune back into poverty, Jean relocates her children with their grandmother to the community housing project where she grew up. Jean lives in constant fear of everything that could go wrong, going to great lengths to shelter her children, so when a spree of violence comes to her doorstep, she secretly cleans an abandoned crime scene, which unknowingly leads her on a path that exposes generational chains of silence, self-discovery and finally putting herself first.

Village Keeper is an understated drama with anchoring notes of social realism. It is the feature film, directorial debut from Karen Chapman (Measure, Quiet Minds Silent Streets, & They Should Be Flowers) based on her short film, Measure. It stars Olunike Adeliyi (The Fire Inside, Mike, & The Porter), Zahra Bentham (Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker, Star Trek: Discovery), Micah Mensah-Jatoe (Home Free), and Maxine Simpson, a retired nurse, Grandmother, and first time actor. The film was written by Karen Chapman and produced by Enrique Miguel Baniqued and Chapman. Executive producers include Christina Piovesan (French Exit), Floyd Kane (Orah), Taj Critchlow (40 Acres), Susana Ferreira (Hip Hop Evolution), Molly McGlynn (Fitting In), Jordan Oram (Spiral: The Book of Saw, Drake-God’s Plan), Lora Campbell (Two Penny Road K*ll), and d'bi.young anitafrika (Da Kink In My Hair).

Host or Publisher Nia Centre for the Arts