I thought this was such an interesting use of the 'pageant genre' to create a well-rounded portrait of Fort Worth, especially at this time of contemporary racial injustice, tension and damaging respectability politics. Well-written characters with fully formed expectations and struggles; placed inside a microcosm of Fort Worth with slow, gradual shots and sequences.
What happens when dreams don't work out the way you planned them to?

Honestly it gets to a point in this film when you're so unfathomably bored and apathetic to what you're seeing that you don't even try to work out what's going on. I liked the opening sequences.

Able to capture the frustration and pain of having a family, love the 'tableau' cut-aways, love the communication of built up rage. This film has aged well! Claustrophobic viewing for a claustrophobic time...