Mama, I Want to Sing! (film)

Mama, I Want to Sing is an American musical film written and directed by Charles RandolphWright, produced by Vision Films and CodeBlack Entertainment, and distributed by 20th Century Foxs Fox Faith division. The film is an adaptation of the offBroadway gospel stage musical of the same name, written and produced by Vy Higginsen and Ken Wydro.

Amara Winter Ciara, a beautiful and charismatic young singer, is on the verge of stardom. Raised in the church by her father, Reverend Dr. Kenneth Winter Marvin Winans and mother, Lillian Winter Lynn Whitfield, Amara and her younger brother Luke Kevin Phillips have a very strong bond. After her fathers untimely death, her mother is thrust into the limelight in the role as preacher, a daring move that ultimately catapults her to the top of the gospel world. Paralleling her mothers success, Amara soon becomes a huge star in her own right, taking the RampB world by storm.Conflict begins to ensue when her mother is confronted with, and unequivocally disapproves of, Amaras secular music and videos. Amara must learn to pursue her dreams while navigating the often treacherous world of celebrity and striving to remain true to herself and family. Amara and her mother must work through their differences realizing that their journeys are not quite so different after all. ........

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