It’s a complete household affair! Teyana Taylor had the help of her brood on the premiere of “A Thousand and One” throughout the 2023 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, UT, on Jan. 22. The singer and actor walked the purple carpet together with her her husband, Iman Shumpert, and their two kids, 7-year-old Iman “Junie” Tayla and 2-year-old Rue Rose. The complete household was wearing coordinating khaki outfits by Thom Browne.
In the movie being celebrated that night, Taylor portrays a mom who kidnaps her baby, performed by Aaron Kingley Adetola, out of the foster care system. Sundance known as the function “career-defining,” and The Hollywood Reporter stated Taylor’s efficiency “pierces the center.” Taylor wrote on Instagram following the premiere, “I want to take this chance to Thank the Lord for permitting me this platform to work with some fantastic folks, this isn’t a small factor. I’m actually grateful.”
Taylor has been with Shumpert since 2014, marrying him two years later within the toilet the place their first daughter was born. The two have been enormous sources of help for each other ever since, cheering one another on all through the years. “I feel what has made us sturdy is we now have put [in] lots of years and lots of love,” Taylor stated in reference to their relationship. “At this level, no one can actually break us aside.”
Taylor beforehand flexed her appearing abilities in additional lighthearted films equivalent to “Coming 2 America” and “Honey: Rise Up and Dance,” the place she obtained to show her dance expertise. The extra critical “A Thousand and One,” however, exhibits Taylor in a brand new mild. It additionally bears a private connection, as Taylor grew up in Harlem, the place the movie is ready.
See how Taylor’s household celebrated her Sundance debut forward.