Overview

• Deadwyler reveals her essential apocalypse survival kit of water, weaponry, a sturdy blanket pack and moisture-wicking socks based on her character’s needs.
• She connected with matriarch Hailey Freeman through memories of her grandparents’ farm lessons on gardening, self-sufficiency and land stewardship.
• 40 Acres, which debuted at TIFF 2024, opens in theaters on July 2 via Magnolia Pictures.
• Director R.T. Thorne weaves historical land promises into a post-war and plague setting to center Black and Indigenous resilience.
• Early reviews and Deadwyler’s interview underscore the film’s tension between practical defense tactics and preserving humanity under extreme duress.