40 Acres (film)

40 Acres is a 2024 Canadian post-apocalypticthriller film written and directed by R. T. Thorne. The film stars Danielle Deadwyler as a matriarch of descendants of African-American farmers who settled in 1875 in rural Canada after the American Civil War. Two hundred years later, they are trying to survive in a decimated future.

The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 2024, and was theatrically released in Canada on July 4, 2025 by Mongrel Media. It received generally positive reviews from critics, receiving nominations at the Black Reel Awards, NAACP Image Awards and winning three Directors Guild of Canada Awards, including the Impact Award for Thorne.