Members of an all-female black singing group learn about the industry and themselves in their rise to success.
Acting
Lisa Nicole Carson's raw energy steals every scene she's in.
Direction
Thomas Carter captures the grind of black music industry hustle.
Writing
Sharp dialogue about contracts and creative control still hits today.
Director
Thomas Carter
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This TV movie predates Dreamgirls by a decade and TLC's Behind the Music by two years, making it remarkably prescient about girl-group exploitation.
Thomas Carter later directed Save the Last Dance and episodes of The Wire, but this remains his only focused exploration of black women in music.
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