Miss Juneteenth

Movie
Original title	Miss Juneteenth
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	2020
length	103 minutes
Rod
Director	Channing Godfrey Peoples
script	Channing Godfrey Peoples
production	Toby Halbrooks , Tim Headington , Jeanie Igoe , James M. Johnston , Theresa Steele Page , Neil Creque Williams ,
music	Emily Rice
camera	Daniel Patterson
cut	Courtney Ware
occupation
Nicole Beharie : Turquoise Jones Kendrick Sampson : Ronnie Alexis Chikaeze : Kai Marcus M. Mauldin : Wayman Lori Hayes : Charlotte Liz Mikel : Betty Ray Akron Watson : Bacon Phyllis Cicero : Mrs. Washington Mathew Greer : Reverent Patterson Lisha Hackney : Clarissa Jaime Matthis : Quintavious Margaret Sanchez : Mrs. Cee

Miss Juneteenth is a film drama directed by Channing Godfrey Peoples that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2020 and was released as video-on-demand in the United States on June 19, 2020.

action

Turquoise Jones is a housewife and single mother. She works at Wayman's BBQ & Lounge but was once a beauty queen. She was once crowned Miss Juneteenth, a title commemorating the Juneteenth day that slaves were freed in Texas. Now she tries to lead her daughter Kai to the title as well, even if she doesn't actually want to be Miss Juneteenth.

production

Nicole Beharie plays the lead role in Turquoise Jones

It was directed by Channing Godfrey Peoples , who also wrote the script.

Nicole Beharie played the lead role of Turquoise Jones. Alexis Chikaeze plays her daughter Kai.

The shooting took place in Fort Worth, Texas.

The film premiered on January 24, 2020 at the Sundance Film Festival . It was released on June 19, 2020 in the US as video-on-demand.

reception

Reviews

The film has so far won over 98 percent of Rotten Tomatoes ' critics .

Awards

BlackStar Film Festival 2020

• Award for best feature film

Sundance Film Festival 2020

• Nomination in the US Dramatic Competition ( Channing Godfrey Peoples )

South by Southwest Film Festival 2020

• Received the Louis Black / Lone Star Award (Channing Godfrey Peoples)

Web links

• Miss Juneteenth in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Miss Juneteenth in the program of the Sundance Film Festival (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Sundance Film Festival 2020: Program. In: sundance.org. Retrieved January 28, 2020 (PDF; 1.1 MB)
2. ↑ https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/miss_juneteenth
3. ↑ Ellen Wanjiru: BlackStar Film Festival Wraps Up 9th Year, Announces Winners for 2020 Competition. In: blackfilm.com, August 27, 2020.