Interview With "A Thousand And One" Director/Writer A.V. Rockwell

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 29 March 2023

⏱️ 16 minutes

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"A Thousand And One" had its world premiere at this year's Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Grand Jury Prize and is now being released this weekend in theaters from Focus Features. Writer and director A.V. Rockwell, making her feature directorial debut, was kind enough to spend some time talking with us about the story, the central performance from Teyana Taylor, her thoughts on the current cinematic landscape for Black storytellers, and more. Please take a listen below and be sure to check out the film this weekend. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.8	You are listening to The Next Best Picture podcast, and this is Zoe Rose Bryant's interview
0:35.2	with the director and writer for 1001, baby Rockwell.
0:40.5	Is that a net?
0:43.0	At the barn said the weeds.
0:45.5	I thought she moved to another shelter.
0:46.9	No, you know I was in Rutgers.
0:48.5	I really missed you, girl.
0:49.9	Yeah, and apparently these roots, too.
0:51.5	What you've been doing?
0:52.5	What you've been doing?
0:53.6	Nothing yet. The roots makes you think. Terry, just let me see your eyes, so I know you're not mad at me. I'm staying out of trouble this time. How are you today? Hi, I'm doing good, Zoe. How are you? I'm great. I'm so excited to be talking with you. I'm a huge fan of the film. Just saw it last week.
1:11.2	I think it's incredible.
1:12.8	And I think the first thing I wanted to ask you was,
1:16.1	obviously this is your feature film directorial debut.
1:19.5	And why this film?
1:20.7	Why was this the story you wanted to be your first statement
1:24.0	as a feature film director?
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