A Thousand and One

A Thousand and One

116 mins | Drama | March 31, 2023

Struggling but unapologetically living on her own terms, Inez is moving from shelter to shelter in mid-1990s New York City. With her 6-year-old son Terry in foster care and unable to leave him again, she kidnaps him so they can build their life together. As the years go by, their family grows and Terry becomes a smart yet quiet teenager, but the secret that has defined their lives threatens to destroy the home they have so improbably built.

A Thousand and One

116 mins | Drama | March 31, 2023

A Thousand and One
Struggling but unapologetically living on her own terms, Inez is moving from shelter to shelter in mid-1990s New York City. With her 6-year-old son Terry in foster care and unable to leave him again, she kidnaps him so they can build their life together. As the years go by, their family grows and Terry becomes a smart yet quiet teenager, but the secret that has defined their lives threatens to destroy the home they have so improbably built.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Sight Unseen Pictures, Hillman Grad Productions, Makeready
Original title A Thousand and One
Directors A.V. Rockwell
Writers A.V. Rockwell

Cast

Teyana Taylor

as Inez

William Catlett

as Lucky

Josiah Cross

as Terry

Aven Courtney

as Terry (Age 13)

Aaron Kingsley Adetola

as Terry (Age 6)

Terri Abney

as Kim Jones

Delissa Reynolds

as Mrs. Jones

Amelia Workman

as Anita Tucker

Adriane Lenox

as Miss Annie

Gavin Schlosser

as Pea (Age 6)

Jolly Swag

as Pea (Age 13)

Azza El

as Simone (Age 14)

Alicia Pilgrim

as Simone

Jennean Farmer

as Ms. Janie (Foster Mom)

Kal-El White

as Shawn (Foster Brother)

Jamier Williams

as Michael H. (Foster Brother)

Naya Desir-Johnson

as Foster Sister

Mychelle Dangerfield

as Shelter Resident

Artrece Johnson

as Patrice