Josephine Baker

In this electrifying musical drama starring R&B sensation Ciara and Hollywood favorite Lynn Whitfield (The Josephine Baker Story), Ciara plays Amara Winter, a beautiful and divinely talented young gospel singer on the verge of pop stardom. But Amara's mother Lillian (Whitfield), a strong-willed TV preacher, disapproves of her daughter's less-than-pious image. As they search for common ground, mother and daughter may just discover their journeys aren't so different after all. Based on the award-winning off-Broadway musical and featuring R&B legend Patti LaBelle, this joyful celebration of faith and family will put a song in your heart!

True story of the legendary black American stage performer who took pre-World War II Europe by storm but found constant racial harassment in her homeland.