40 Acres (film)

40 Acres
Poster
Directed byR. T. Thorne
Written by
  • R. T. Thorne
  • Glenn Taylor
Produced byJennifer Holness
Starring
CinematographyJeremy Benning
Edited by
  • Dev Singh
  • Sandy Pereira
Music byTodor Kobakov
Production
company
Hungry Eyes Film & Television
Distributed byMongrel Media
Release dates
  • September 6, 2024 (2024-09-06) (TIFF)
  • July 2, 2025 (2025-07-02) (U.S.)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

40 Acres is a 2024 Canadian post-apocalyptic thriller film written and directed by R. T. Thorne (in his feature directorial debut). The film stars Danielle Deadwyler as a matriarch of descendants of African American farmers who settled in 1875 in rural Canada after the first Civil War. Two hundred years later, they are trying to survive in a decimated future. It is set to be released by Mongrel Media in Canada.

The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 2024.