Becoming a Queen

[Available June 14 on various digital platforms.] Elaborate, gorgeous, gigantic costumes dominate Chris Strikes' colorful, entertaining, informative, behind-the-scenes, insightful, 89-minute documentary that follows Joella Crichton's attempt to win the title Queen of Caribbean Carnival for the tenth time in 2018 in Toronto, Canada, and consists of commentary by festival creative director and costume designer Kenney Coombs, mother Lou-Ann Crichton, sister and festival competitor Mischka Crichton, father Phillip Crichton, actor and media personality Nneka Elliott, festival management committee leader and carnival historian Gerald Weekes, management committee member Patricia Juggernauth, musician Marcus Eustace, and festival competitor Celina Seusashai.
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