Writer-director Rockwell's debut feature film 'A Thousand and One' stars Teyana Taylor.
“It started with being a native New Yorker, and going through my own experience of mourning the city as it was changing,” says Rockwell of her inspiration for writing “A Thousand and One,” an intimate drama set in Harlem during the mid-’90s to mid-2000s. The film — both nostalgic and heartbreaking — spans several mayoral eras.
The film stars Teyana Taylor in her impressive debut as a leading actress. Rockwell cast Taylor after watching hundreds of tapes for the role of Inez, a young woman who kidnaps her young son Terry from the foster system and becomes fiercely dedicated to providing him a sense of home and identity. When Rockwell and the casting director saw Taylor’s audition, they immediately recognized her as their lead.
“I just knew she was the one,” says Rockwell. “I knew she could give me something that I wouldn’t find in the traditional Hollywood actress, because I think Inez’s story is one that comes from such a raw, personal, street-woman place. I needed that authenticity and I needed somebody who knew this woman in real life and could connect with her in a real way.
“As a first-time filmmaker, somebody who wants to have a very long career, I’m still meeting people, I’m still connecting with people,” adds Rockwell. “I’m excited for the doors that will open for me as I continue on my journey of trying to tell really great stories.”
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