Ciara | Mama I Want to Sing

• Directed by: Charles Randolph-Wright
• Written by: Charles Randolph-Wright
• Based on: Mama, I Want to Sing! by Vy Higginsen and Ken Wydro
• Produced by: Holly Davis Carter, Jeff Clanagan,  David Pomier
• Starring: Ciara Harris-Wilson, Lynn Whitfield, Patti LaBelle, Juanita Bynum, Hill Harper, Billy Zane, Ben Vereen
• Cinematography: Keith Smith
• Edited by: John Sitter
• Music by: Vy Higginsen, Ken Wydro
• Production companies:  Vision Films, CodeBlack Entertainment
• Distributed by: Fox Faith (through 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment)
• Release date: February 14, 2012
• Running time: 95 minutes

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 father's 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 mother's success, Amara soon becomes a huge star in her own right, taking the R&B world by storm. Conflict begins to ensue when her mother is confronted with, and unequivocally disapproves of, Amara's 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.