There is so much to appreciate aboutA.V.
RockwellsA Thousand and One.
Now there are even fewer resources available, the wage gap is beyond repair and its unaffordable.
Teyana Taylor and Aaron Kingsley in A Thousand and OneCourtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Focus Features
Rockwell drew inspiration from this and created a coming-of-age story about finding an identity and chosen family.
Inez finds refuge in a friend and her mother who finds out Terry isnt supposed to be with her.
Because of her tough exterior, she comes off as aggressive because she has no filter.
Inez is a woman stuck in survival mode which causes her to retreat inside her head.
Why did she kidnap Terry?
Looking to prove something, maybe?
I dont even think she knows, but, she is trying.
Terry is a smart, sensitive and vulnerable young man who is a victim of circumstance.
We see throughout his progression the city treats him like an enemy when hes just trying to get by.
There is a sense of nostalgia I felt while watching A Thousand and One.
Ive grown up in NYC all my life and moved to Harlem from the Bronx when I was 14.
Rockwell is not lying about the events in this movie, this is as real as it gets.
The three are exquisite in their delivery and their ability to receive.
The only ding I have about the film is its length.
Third-act reveals leave the narrative floor too wide open.
Give us time to live with the new information before its over.
Inez recites says something that stuck with me: damaged people dont know how to love each other.
But thats simply not true.
She provides for Terry, loves, and nurtures him, and she does show it.
You have to live it to be it.
Thats just the New York way.
