«Juneteenth has always been part of my life,» director Channing Godfrey Peoples says. With her upcoming film,, the writer-director wants to make sure it's a part of yours, too — and ET can exclusively debut the trailer.The coming-of-age film follows former Miss Juneteenth beauty queen Turquoise ('s Nicole Beharie), now a hard-working single mother who's guiding her teenage daughter, Kai (Alexis Chikaeze), through the same pageant — in hopes that her life will turn out differently. (Watch the trailer above.)«As a girl growing up in Texas, I marveled at the annual Miss Juneteenth winner gliding across the stage with hope on her face,» Peoples tells ET. «Before I understood the significance of the pageant and its purpose of instilling pride
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