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Miss Juneteenth
Directed by Channing Godfrey Peoples. Performances by Nicole Beharie, Kendrick Sampson, Alexis Chikaeze. Vertical Ent., 2020. Not rated. 102 minutes. Drama.
The film centers on former beauty queen Turquoise Jones (Beharie), a single mom who holds down a household, a rebellious teenager, Kai (Chikaeze), and pretty much everything that goes down at Wayman’s BBQ & Lounge.
Turquoise was once crowned Miss Juneteenth, a title commemorating the day slaves in Texas were freed. Though life didn’t turn out as beautifully as the title promised, Turquoise, determined to right her wrongs, is cultivating her daughter to become Miss Juneteenth, even if Kai wants something else.
screening courtesy of Kanopy