Focus Features has released the first poster for its upcoming dramaA Thousand and Onestarring,Teyana Taylor(Coming to America 2). Unlike other movie posters fans are used to seeing,A Thousand and One’s first poster comes in form of a portrait of abstract art that portrays the essence of the drama’s plot.
A Thousand and Onefollows an unapologetic and free-spirited single mother, Inez (Taylor), after she is released from jail and returns home to New York. Upon her return, Inez finds out that her six-year-old son Terry has been put in New York’s foster care system. Unable to accept the separation from her son, Inez kidnaps Terry from the foster care system. The drama will focus on how the mother and son hold on to their secret and fight for each other as they set out to reclaim their sense of home, and find their identity and stability.
The poster depicts the emotions that the drama aims to derive from viewers—the abstract portrait art shows Inez embracing Terry in her warmth melting into a background painted black. The upcoming drama promises an emotional ride for viewers with heartwarming scenes of the mother and son as they try to reconnect as a family. However, according to scenes from the previously released trailer, the drama will not focus only onInez’s relationship with six-year-old Terry, but also on her relationship with Terry as he grows older with the threat of their secret being exposed.
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A Thousand and Oneis written and directed byA.V. Rockwell. The film is Rockwell’s feature film debut, and despite being the director’s debut film,A Thousand and Onewon theGrand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festivalalready on its way to amazing success despite not being released in theaters yet.
A Thousand and Oneis produced byEddie Vaisman, Rishi Rajani, Brad Weston,andLena Waithe.Jamin OBrienandOren Movermanexecutive produced it. Alongside Taylor, who is best known for her music career,A Thousand and OnestarsWill Catlett, Josiah Cross, Aven Courtney,andAaron Kingsley Adetola. Catlett will play Lucky, Inez’s partner and the man who helped her raise Terry. Terry is played by three different actors, Courtney, Adetola, and Cross, as he grows up.
A Thousand and Onewill premiere in theaters on March 31. Check out the poster below:
