Miss Juneteenth Movie Cast. I love checking out films directed by women. Miss juneteenth channing godfrey peoples (2020) 99min.
Watch the official trailer for miss juneteenth. A former beauty queen and single mom prepares her rebellious teenage daughter for the miss juneteenth pageant. It may touch on some familiar tropes of the genre, but thanks to a rich and authentic script and powerful performances from beharie and chikaeze, this film shines.
Miss juneteenth—which premiered in january at sundance film festival—stars nicole beharie (sleepy hallow) as turquoise, a former beauty queen pageant winner and current mother struggling to.
It may touch on some familiar tropes of the genre, but thanks to a rich and authentic script and powerful performances from beharie and chikaeze, this film shines. The first time we see nicole beharie’s character in “miss juneteenth,” a former beauty queen named turquoise jones, she’s reminiscing about her pageant glory of yore. Nominated for the grand jury prize at sundance and best texan film at sxsw, peoples turned her childhood trips to miss juneteenth, a pageant held to mark the emancipation of the enslaved on 19 june 1865, into this sumptuous, tender family drama. I love checking out films directed by women.
