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A.V. Rockwell’s feature film “A Thousand to One” opens March 31 after a successful run at the Sundance Film Festival where it snagged an award. The story is about an African American single mother who’s trying to rebuild her life after a prison stint.
The camera lens is never intrusive (cinematographer Eric Yue), and the blue-collar apartments look lived in (production designer Sharon Lomofsky; set decorator Lauren Crawford). The character-relevant clothes may have been swiped from T.J. Maxx (costume designer, Melissa Vargas), and the music soothes, inspires or dramatizes where it should (composer Gary Gunn). It all moves so fast. Time goes by quickly (editors Sabine Hoffman; Kirstan Sprague).
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“A Thousand and One” puts you through it, but with real feeling, real stakes and an authentic vision guided by a commanding performance by Teyana Taylor.
A mother kidnaps son from foster care in Rudy Giuliani’s New York City.
The writer-director talks about creating a vibrant '90s New York and tackling issues of colorism and gentrification in her Sundance grand jury prize-winning drama.