Miss Juneteenth
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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 Sundance in January 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.
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Directed by | Channing Godfrey Peoples |
Written by | Channing Godfrey Peoples |
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Cinematography | Daniel Patterson |
Edited by | Courtney Ware |
Music by | Emily Rice |
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Distributed by | Vertical Entertainment |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $700,000–2.5 million[1] |
Box office | $105,908[2] |
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.[3][4][5][6]