The cast and filmmakers from “A Thousand and One” celebrated the upcoming Focus Features debut of the emotional all-new feature film at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah.
In attendance were Teyana Taylor, their husband Iman Shumpert, Executive producer Lena Waithe, William Catlett, Director A.V. Rockwell, and more.
The film takes place in 1994. When Inez De La Paz (Teyana Taylor) kidnaps her 6-year-old child Terry (Aaron Kingley Adetola) out of the foster care system, she knows what’s in store for him if he stays with the city as she too is a product of the system. But as they try to live in New York City, her actions soon catch up to her, and her tenuous stability is compromised.
Check out photos from tonight’s Sundance Film Festival premiere:
PARK CITY, UTAH – JANUARY 22: Teyana Taylor attends the 2023 Sundance Film Festival “A Thousand And One” Premiere at The Ray Theatre on January 22, 2023 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Mat Hayward/Getty Images for Focus Features)
PARK CITY, UTAH – JANUARY 22: (L-R) Teyana Taylor, Junie and Rue Rose, and Iman Shumpert attend the 2023 Sundance Film Festival “A Thousand And One” Premiere at The Ray Theatre on January 22, 2023 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Mat Hayward/Getty Images for Focus Features)
PARK CITY, UTAH – JANUARY 22: (L-R) Teyana Taylor, Director A.V. Rockwell, Aaron Kingsley Adetola, William Catlett and Josiah Cross attend the 2023 Sundance Film Festival “A Thousand And One” Premiere at The Ray Theatre on January 22, 2023 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Mat Hayward/Getty Images for Focus Features)
PARK CITY, UTAH – JANUARY 22: (L-R) Brad Weston, Julia Lebedev, Teyana Taylor, Junie Shumpert, Edward Vaisman, A.V. Rockwell, Aaron Kingsley Adetola, William Catlett, Josiah Cross, Eric Yue, Lena Waithe, John Maria Gutierrez, Rishi Rajani, Amelia Workman, guest and Artrece Johnson attend the 2023 Sundance Film Festival “A Thousand And One” Premiere at The Ray Theatre on January 22, 2023 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Mat Hayward/Getty Images for Focus Features)
A THOUSAND AND ONE releases in theaters on Friday, March 31, 2023
