Miss Juneteenth
First screened in July 2025
Director: Channing Godfrey Peoples. Cast: Nicole Beharie, Alexis Chikaeze, Kendrick Sampson, Lori Hayes, Jaime Matthis, Marcus M. Mauldin, Lik Mikel, Akron Watson, Phyllis Cicero. Screenplay: Channing Godfrey Peoples.
In Brief:
Beharie has long merited more lead roles like this but neither she nor the story can flex much in this pat telling.
VOR:②
I appreciate the site-specific race/class/gender dynamics it charts but you see every one of the film's beats coming. Sundance template strikes again.
