The Burden of History and the Phenomenal Women of “Miss Juneteenth”
A complex, realistic, and loving mother-daughter relationship is at the heart of this story about Black pageants and the fight for a better future.

In 2001, Francisca finds herself torn between two worlds: the one she left behind, with her father fighting in the streets of Argentina, amidst the chaos of the corralito, and the new one in which she experiences profound emotional distress as she adapts to her new life in Spain.
A complex, realistic, and loving mother-daughter relationship is at the heart of this story about Black pageants and the fight for a better future.
Rather than focusing on the bleak, cynical aspects of life post-pandemic, the focus is optimistic and hopeful.
Directed by George Miller, Thunderdome continues to follow the titular character through post-apocalyptic Australia.
It took writers D.B Weiss and David Benioff two years to give us a promising final season. Two. Years. It was just going to be six episodes, which was short considering that all the other seasons — except season 7 — were 10 episodes. 10. 6 wasn’t enough, and even HBO wanted to give the writers more episodes. More seasons, even. However, the writers wanted to get out of the show as quickly as possible to work on other projects. This abruptness is clearly shown in this season.
As one of the women said in the film, friendship in your teens is “as important as any lover” and it’s clear they lived that philosophy throughout their early adult lives as well.
We chat with Penelope Lawson about her short film, The Dinner Party, her experience founding her own production company, and fun cinema.