On June 19, 1865, slavery was abolished in Texas, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. It is a benchmark in Black history and is more timely now than ever as it is a day to celebrate and …
She added, “We continue to celebrate that the same way every year…there’s parades, there’s blues music, there’s barbecues. And in the centerpiece of it is the Miss Juneteenth Pageant. It’s a Scholastic beauty pageant for young African American women to gain college scholarship.””
“First of all, the title Juneteenth, you’re like, ‘what is this going to be about?’ And the assumption is that it’s a period piece, right?,” said Beharie. “When you think about the actual term Juneteenth, June 19th, people getting their freedom a little bit late, and then this ends up being a tale about these two women, one a younger woman, who come into their own in a different way.”
The film from Vertical Entertainment is available on demand and digital starting today. Watch the trailer below.which debuts on Amazon Prime Video today. Marking Patrick Vollrath’s feature directorial debut, the pic made its world premiere the Locarno Film Festival in 2019 and also stars Omid Memar, Murathan Muslu, and Aylin Tezel.
written by Rita Kalnejais. The film, which made its world premiere last year at the Venice Film Festival, introduces us to Milla a seriously ill teenager who falls for a small-time drug dealer Moses . Obviously, her parents are not happy about it. However, her newfound love brings a renewed lust for life for Milla. As she begins to free herself from her traditional morals, her parents hold on to her tighter.
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