brown paper pageant

Akosua, a quirky first generation American, enters a black beauty pageant in the South and must decide whether or not to be authentic when she discovers the dark history of the pageant.

Written and directed by: Maame-Yaa Aforo
Produced by: Maame-Yaa Aforo, Stephen "Dr" Love, and Jamari Perry

CAST:
AKOSUA YEBOAH - Maame-Yaa Aforo
HAIR STYLIST - Tabitha Brown
SAVANNAH ST. PIERRE - Jasmin Luv
LAUREL MCGRUDGE - Iman Milner
PARKER TORRENCE - Bobbi Leigh
ERICA DE LA LUZ - Cheree Fraser
BRITTANY ROUX - Lina Green
MC - Iris Little-Thomas
LIL PASTA - Miles Stroter
LUKE - Robert Hunter
GREG - Morthyn
KUMI BULULU - Christian Hensley
LYLE BROWN - Stephen "Dr" Love
PIANO PLAYER - Michael Wooten
MAKEUP ARTIST - Lola Benson

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