A Thousand and One follows unapologetic and free-spirited Inez (Teyana Taylor), who kidnaps six-year-old 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.
A Thousand and One, from Focus Features in partnership with Sight Unseen, Makeready and Hillman Grad Productions, wasreleased in theaters on March 31, 2023. Focus is distributing the film in the United States with Universal Pictures International handling international distribution.
Written and directed by A.V. Rockwell in her feature-length directorial debut, A Thousand and One is produced by Sight Unseen’s Eddie Vaisman and Julia Lebedev, Hillman Grad’s Lena Waithe and Rishi Rajani and Makeready’s Brad Weston. Sight Unseen’s Oren Moverman is executive producing alongside Rachel Jacobs.
A Thousand and One (2023)
Directed by: A.V. Rockwell
Starring: Teyana Taylor, William Catlett, Tara Pacheco, Don DiPetta, Lia Lando, Ava Eisenson, Will Fitz, Delissa Reynolds, Madeline Mahoney, Josiah Cross, Amelia Workman
Screenplay by: A.V. Rockwell
Production Design by: Sharon Lomofsky
Cinematography by: Eric Yue
Film Editing by: Sabine Hoffman
Costume Design by: Melissa Vargas
Set Decoration by: Lauren Crawford
Music by: Gary Gunn
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: Focus Features
Release Date: March 31, 2023
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