A new trailer for “Miss Juneteenth” kicks off with a former beauty queen cleaning toilets. Turquoise’s (Nicole Beharie, “Sleepy Hollow”) life took unexpected twists and turns after she was named Miss Juneteenth, and now the single mom is working two jobs and behind on her bills.

Determined to prevent her daughter Kai (newcomer Alexis Chikaeze) from making the same mistakes she did, Turquoise convinces the reluctant 15-year-old to compete in the pageant she won. If Kai takes home the crown, she’ll receive a full scholarship.

Kai is convinced that winning Miss Juneteenth “didn’t do nothing” for her mom and suspects it won’t do much for her, either. She seems more interested in joining her school’s dance team. “You worry about the wrong thing. I need you focused on your studies,” Turquoise tells her.

“Miss Juneteenth” marks Channing Godfrey Peoples’ feature directorial debut. She also penned the script for the mother-daughter drama.

“I grew up going to the Miss Juneteenth pageant and always felt inspired by seeing those beautiful young African-American women on stage. It was part of the fabric of my childhood,” Peoples told us ahead of the film’s world premiere at Sundance. “I also grew up in the same tight-knit Texas community in which the film is set. It is in that community that women like Turquoise live who are hardworking, loving, and driven. Those are the women that inspired this story.”

The filmmaker emphasized that she’d “love for people to experience a world not often seen on screen” and “for people to see Turquoise’s strength and determination borne out of her love for her daughter and ultimately herself.”

“Miss Juneteenth” took home the Lone Star Award from SXSW Film Festival, which was held virtually this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, for best film from the state of Texas.

“Miss Juneteenth” will be available in theaters, on demand, and digital June 19.