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A Thousand and One
2023
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 their secret and each other, mother and son set out to reclaim their sense of home, identity, and stability, in a rapidly changing New York City.
Written and Directed by: A.V. Rockwell
Starring: Teyana Taylor, Josiah Cross, Will Catlett, Aven Courtney, Aaron Kingsley Adetola
Produced by: Lena Waithe, Rishi Rajani, Brad Wston, Eddie Vaisman, Julia Lebedev
"The suspenseful and substantial first feature by the writer and director A.V. Rockwell is a wide-ranging, finely detailed view of one family’s confrontation with crises endemic to New York’s Black communities."
– The New Yorker
