Focus Features Kicks Off Sundance Film Festival with “A Thousand And One” Screening

Teyana Taylor, AV Rockwell, William Catlettt, Aaron Kingsley Adetola, and Josiah Cross — Getty Images

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.

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In attendance were Teyana Taylor, husband Iman Shumpert, Executive producer Lena Waithe, William Catlett, Director A.V. Rockwell and more.

Lena Waithe, Michelle Satter abd Michael Latt — Getty Images

The film starts in 1994, 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 lead normal lives in New York City, her actions soon catch up to her and her tenuous stability is threatened.

Teyana Taylor, Iman Shupert and they kids Junie and Rue Rose — Getty Images