Miss Juneteenth 15

Turquoise Jones is a single mom who holds down a household, a rebellious teenager, and pretty much everything that goes down at Wayman’s BBQ & Lounge. Turquoise is also a bona fide beauty queen—she was once crowned Miss Juneteenth, a title commemorating the day slavery was abolished in Texas. Life didn’t turn out as beautifully as the title promised, but Turquoise, determined to right her wrongs, is encouraging her daughter to follow in her footsteps - even if she’s not entirely enthusiastic about the idea.

Director Channing Godfrey Peoples’ film draws us deep into a honey-bourbon South that is rich with heat, sincerity, and thick, Texan charm. At its centre is a captivating performance from Nicole Beharie as Turquoise, a woman radiating elegance and determination as she strives to not just survive - but thrive.

Miss Juneteenth follows the soulful journey of a determined woman who takes on the burden of representing history, and generations of black women, all the while standing tall in spite of her own shortcomings as she marches, step by step, toward self-realization.

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