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Watch: Teyana Taylor Stars In Sundance’s Grand Prize Award-Winning Film ‘A Thousand and One’

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The official trailer for the Sundance award-winning film A Thousand and One has just dropped! Featuring a star-studded cast including Teyana Taylor, Will Catlett, and Josiah Cross, this debut feature film from the talented writer and director A.V. Rockwell has already received an overwhelming amount of support ahead of its highly-anticipated theater release next month. Don't miss out on the inside scoop and be sure to watch the trailer now!

A Thousand and One follows unapologetic and free-spirited Inez (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. The film received the Grand Jury Prize in the U.S. dramatic competition at this year’s Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. In the past, Sundance has awarded its Grand Jury Prize to the likes of Minari (2020), CODA (2021), and last year’s winner, Nanny.

The U.S. dramatic competition was judged by Writer Jeremy O. Harris, filmmaker Eliza Hittman and actor Marlee Matlin this year.