Thousand and One
'A Thousand and One' is one of the most breathtakingly honest films presented in a long while...vivid and gutting.
A Thousand and One
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.
Genre
Drama,
African-American Experience,
New York City,
Women and Film
Runtime
117
Language
English
Director
AV Rockwell
Writer(s)
AV Rockwell
Cast
Teyana Taylor,
Will Catlett,
Josiah Cross,
Aven Courtney,
Aaron Kingsley Adetola
FEATURED REVIEW
Richard Brody, New Yorker
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 drama starts in 1994, when a twenty-two-year-old hairdresser named Inez (Teyana ...
Played at
Monica Film Center 3.31.23 - 4.13.23
Claremont 5 3.31.23 - 4.13.23
Newhall 3.31.23 - 4.13.23
Glendale 3.31.23 - 4.13.23
NoHo 7 3.31.23 - 4.13.23
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