Opening in theaters on March thirty first is the brand new drama ‘A Thousand and One’ from author and director A.V. Rockwell, which received the jury prize at 2023 Sundance Film Festival.
What is the plot of ‘A Thousand and One?’
‘A Thousand and One’ follows unapologetic and free-spirited Inez (Teyana Taylor), who kidnaps her six-year-old son Terry (Aaron Kingsley Adetola) from the foster care system. Holding onto their secret and one another, mom and son got down to reclaim their sense of dwelling, id, and stability, in a quickly altering New York City.
“Times change. Love stays the same.”
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A THOUSAND AND ONE follows unapologetic and free-spirited Inez (Teyana Taylor), who kidnaps her six-year-old son Terry from the foster care system. Holding onto… Read the Plot
Who is within the solid of ‘A Thousand and One?’
‘A Thousand and One’ stars Teyana Taylor (‘Coming 2 America’) as Inez de la Paz, Aaron Kingsley Adetola as 6 12 months previous Terry, Aven Courtney as 13 12 months previous Terry, Josiah Cross (‘King Richard’) as 17 12 months previous terry, and Will Catlett (‘The Devil You Know’) as Lucky, Inez’s husband.
Moviefone just lately had the pleasure of talking with Teyana Taylor and author/director A.V. Rockwell about their work on ‘’A Thousand and One,’ why Rockwell wished to inform this specific story, Taylor’s efficiency, and what the director hopes audiences will take away from seeing the movie.
‘A Thousand and One’s Teyana Taylor and author/director A.V. Rockwell.
You can learn the complete interview under or click on on the video participant above to look at our interviews with Taylor, Rockwell, Josiah Cross and Will Catlett.
Moviefone: To start with, A.V., are you able to discuss in regards to the themes you wished to discover about gentrification and the connection between moms and their sons with this film?
A.V. Rockwell: I feel I wished to make use of this window of time, this coming of age period that was my coming of age period in New York. I wished to make use of it as a means into all these totally different subjects. I wished individuals to additionally perceive what’s at stake as a result of New York was altering dramatically and we see that over the course of the movie. So this was my farewell to that period, however I wished individuals to grasp what it means for probably the most susceptible group of individuals which might be impacted by these adjustments. I feel gentrification and the way in which that it impacted characters like Inez and Terry, who’re merchandise of the foster care system and had been so determined to be cherished, so determined to have stability and a way of dwelling. So I feel simply seeing the influence of what it means to battle for that, and the ability of these issues and to see it washed away. Then for a group like Harlem, which means one thing not solely to New Yorkers however simply to black id and heritage particularly, and in addition to American historical past. I feel to lose that neighborhood is, once more, a devastating loss and I wished individuals to only have an understanding of not solely what’s occurred right here, however how all these items work and play into one another.
Teyana Taylor stars as Inez de la Paz in author/director A.V. Rockwell’s ‘A Thousand and One,’ launched by Focus Features. Courtesy of Aaron Ricketts/Focus Features.
MF: Teyana, what was your first response to the screenplay and may you speak about your method to enjoying Inez?
Teyana Taylor: Well, earlier than I even bought the function or the script, all I had was the audition sides, slightly synopsis and slightly bit about who Inez was. I actually immediately linked to her and simply what she stood for, and what she fought for. I felt like I stood and fought for lots of the identical issues and so I labored to earn that script. When I bought the complete script, me and A.V. did a whole lot of workshopping, a whole lot of layering, and a whole lot of shade coordination of the totally different layers of Inez. So it was actually stunning to see how Inez got here collectively on display screen.
‘A Thousand and One’ author/director A.V. Rockwell. Photo courtesy of Maya Iman
MF: Finally, A.V., what do you hope audiences will take away from seeing this film?
A.V. Rockwell: I feel that there is a lot for individuals to stroll away from as they depart the theaters after watching this film. It’s arduous to essentially slender it down to at least one factor, however I feel that is the great thing about it. I feel that in doing my job accurately, I used to be making an attempt to provide individuals a leaping off level, issues to course of about their expertise, in regards to the relationship dynamics they’ve and in addition how we relate to different communities. So actually, I hoped to only encourage conversations. I feel that if individuals can take that away, and have these issues to speak about in relation to all of the totally different themes and occasions that occur to happen within the film, then I really feel prefer it’s been an incredible success.
(L to R) Cinematographer Eric Okay. Yue and author/director A.V. Rockwell on the set of ‘A Thousand and One,’ launched by Focus Features. Courtesy of Aaron Ricketts/Focus Features.
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‘A Thousand and One’ is produced by Sight Unseen Pictures, Hillman Grad Productions, Makeready, and Focus Features, and scheduled for launch on March thirty first.
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