Scene 2 Seen Podcast: Teyana Taylor And A.V. Rockwell Discuss ‘A Thousand And One’, And Talk About Growing Up In New York City At The Height Of Gentrification
02.06.2023 - 22:19
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Hello and welcome to the Scene 2 Seen podcast season 2! I am your host Valerie Complex.
I had planned to take a 6 week hiatus from the podcast in order to plan the next season but ended up being gone for three months. Unfortunately, I had a family tragedy I had to deal with and It took me some time to regroup. Now we’re back in business with guest Teyana Taylor and A.V. Rockwell, star and director of Focus Feature film A Thousand and One which is now available on Peacock TV and Prime Video streaming platforms.
Rockwell (writer, director, executive producer) is an award-winning screenwriter and director. Named as one of Filmmaker Magazine’s “25 New Faces of Independent Film,” her distinctive voice has been celebrated for slyly addressing issues of race, identity and systemic oppression. Rockwell’s debut feature film, A Thousand and One, was written and directed for Focus Features. The film stars Teyana Taylor and was produced by Sight Unseen, MakeReady and Lena Waithe’s Hillman Grad.
Inez (Taylor) is the central presence in A Thousand and One, which traces her experiences as a Black woman struggling amongst the violence of gentrification to navigate the responsibilities of motherhood while wrestling with the secrets of her past. Unfolding over the course of two decades, the intimate, moving drama sees Inez attempt to create a better life for herself and son Terry. Making the impulsive decision to kidnap the boy from his foster home, Inez flees with him to Harlem, where she does whatever she can to build a safe and stable home, even as New York City rapidly changes all around them.
Rockwell’s short film Feathers was acquired by Searchlight Pictures ahead of its world premiere at the 2018 Toronto International Film
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