Miss Juneteenth (2020)

Name: Miss Juneteenth
Director: Channing Godfrey Peoples
Genre: Drama
Released: 2020-09-25
Duration: 1 h 43 min
Cast: Nicole Beharie, Kendrick Sampson, Alexis Chikaeze, Akron Watson

Drama

Director: Channing Godfrey Peoples

Cast: Nicole Beharie, Kendrick Sampson, Alexis Chikaeze, Akron Watson

6.5

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Runtime103 min

Rating15

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Turquoise, a former beauty queen turned hardworking single mother, prepares her rebellious teenage daughter for the “Miss Juneteenth” pageant, hoping to keep her from repeating the same mistakes in life that she did.

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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.