DOCUMENTARY / SHORT
MISS PANAMA
In 1980, Gloria Karamañites became the first Black finalist in the Miss Panama pageant. On the verge of winning the crown, pageant officials orchestrated a last-minute maneuver to obstruct her path to victory, demanding that she answer an obscure legal question. MISS PANAMA is a short documentary exploring Gloria’s experiences navigating racism, the actions taken by Panama’s Afro-descendant community to rally around their Queen, and the ripple effects of U.S. imperialism. Interweaving archival, interviews, and stylized imagery, the film asks Who is allowed to represent a nation?
A TOPIC ORIGINAL SHORT
Year
Directors / Producers
Lamar Bailey Karamañites, Pascale Boucicaut, David Felix Sutcliffe
Producer
Melina Tupa
Editors
Melina Tupa, David Felix Sutcliffe
DPs
David Felix Sutcliffe, Rashid Zakat
Consulting Editor
Contessa Gayles
Original Music
Manuel Garcia-Orozco
Music Production
Chaco World Music
Original Songs
Mai-Elka Prado
