Miss Juneteenth (2020)

Directed by

Channing Godfrey Peoples

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

R

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 37 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A single mother in Texas tries to steer her daughter toward the local Miss Juneteenth pageant, hoping to give her a better chance than she had. The story follows their relationship and the mother's own dreams from years ago.

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What happens

Miss Juneteenth is a 2020 American drama film written and directed by Channing Godfrey Peoples and starring Nicole Beharie, Kendrick Sampson, and Alexis Chikaeze. The plot follows a single mom and former teen beauty queen who enters her daughter into the local Miss Juneteenth pageant. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2020, and was released via video on demand on June 19, 2020, coinciding with the 155th anniversary of the historically Black holiday which originated in the south eastern United States. The film received critical acclaim. It received accolades from South by Southwest, the BlackStar Film Festival, and the National Board of Review. For the role, Nicole Beharie received a Gotham Award for Best Actress. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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