Vertical Entertainment is proud to present MISS JUNETEENTH, Channing Godfrey Peoples’ debut feature, starring Nicole Beharie. After a strong festival run, premiering at Sundance Film Festival and winning the Lone Star Award at SXSW, MISS JUNETEENTH has proceeded to garner critical acclaim, sitting at 99% on Rotten Tomatoes, while simultaneously bringing the important holiday of Juneteenth, the celebration of the emancipation of those who had been enslaved in the United States, into its long-overdue position in the zeitgeist. Writer and director Channing Godfrey Peoples has been celebrated for her creation of a vivid portrait of Fort Worth, Texas, and her beguiling depiction of the strength of black motherhood. Equally celebrated is Nicole Beharie’s unshakeable leading performance as Turquoise, which anchors the film with its nuanced subtlety. Vertical Entertainment released the film in the U.S. on Friday, June 19, (Juneteenth), and it is now available on VOD platforms.
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 slaves in Texas were freed - two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. Life didn’t turn out as beautifully as the title promised, but Turquoise, determined to right her wrongs, is cultivating her daughter, Kai, to become Miss Juneteenth, even if Kai wants something else.
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