Miss Juneteenth

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.

Miss Juneteenth
Official promotional poster
Directed byChanning Godfrey Peoples
Written byChanning Godfrey Peoples
Produced by
  • Neil Creque Williams
  • Jeanie Igoe
  • James M. Johnston
  • Toby Halbrooks
  • Tim Headington
  • Theresa Page
Starring
CinematographyDaniel Patterson
Edited byCourtney Ware
Music byEmily Rice
Production
companies
Distributed byVertical Entertainment
Release dates
  • January 24, 2020 (2020-01-24) (Sundance)
  • June 19, 2020 (2020-06-19) (United States)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$700,000–2.5 million
Box office$105,908

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.

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