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How Channing Godfrey Peoples’ Directorial Debut ‘Miss Juneteenth’ Explores the Meaning of Freedom

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Angelique Jackson Though Channing Godfrey Peoples’ directorial debut “Miss Juneteenth” is named for the holiday often called “Black Independence Day” or “Freedom Day,” the film is not a history lesson.

At least not entirely. And with the film’s release on the 155th anniversary of the holiday, Peoples can’t help but find the moment little bittersweet.“There’s so much excitement in having the film go out into the world and people being able to be to see the story that’s been so near and dear to me,” Peoples tells Variety. “But we’re also in this really difficult time, especially within the Black community.”“Thematically in the film, we’re talking about freedom, and about what freedom means for Black people.

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