40 Acres - Director R.T. Thorne

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. Director, Co-writer and Executive Producer R.T. Thorne joins us for a conversation on a working with a superb cast of actors led by Danielle Deadwyler, the responsibility that comes with wearing multiple production level “hats” and the historic context of the film’s title.