Cinematic background from Sparkle 2012 - Musical prodigy, Sparkle struggles to become a star while overcoming issues that are tearing her family apart. From an affluent Detroit area and daughter to a single mother, she tries to balance a new romance with music manager Stix while dealing with the unexpected challenges her new life will bring as she and her two sisters strive to become a dynamic singing group during the Motown-era.

Sparkle

2012

Drama, Music

Directors:
Salim Akil
Writers:
Howard Rosenman, Mara Brock Akil, Joel Schumacher
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Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A man and a woman are standing in a room together; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A woman is smiling at the camera while looking at her reflection; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A woman that is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A woman in a checkered jacket is looking at a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A person wearing a black dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A group of women singing in a choir; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A man and a woman sitting next to each other in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A woman smiles at the camera as she talks to a man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A group of women standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A woman in a black dress with a braid in her hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A man in a suit and a bow tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A person with short black hair; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A group of women standing next to each other; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A woman in a silver dress is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A woman with a bun in front of two other women; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A woman in a fur coat holding a bouquet of flowers in her hand; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A person wearing a dress; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A woman in a checkered jacket looking at a man in a checkered jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A man in a suit and tie holding a microphone up to his mouth; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A person looking at a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A woman in a black and silver dress; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A group of men in brown suits singing in front of a wooden wall; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A couple of men standing next to each other in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A group of women singing in front of a microphone; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A man and a woman posing for a picture; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A woman in a black and silver dress; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A person wearing a suit holding a microphone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A man wearing a suit and tie in front of a red curtain; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A woman with short black hair wearing a black top; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A woman with short black hair wearing a black dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A man sitting on a bus reading a newspaper; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A person wearing a dress; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – Two women standing next to each other in front of a mirror; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A man and a woman sitting at a table with a glass of wine in front of them; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A person sitting in front of a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A group of people sitting at a table with wine glasses; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A person wearing a black shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – An older woman with long brown hair wearing a purple top; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – Two people sitting at a table in a restaurant; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A woman with long black hair is singing; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A woman in a blue dress with a white head scarf; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A woman in a red dress singing into a microphone; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A person wearing a bow tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A man and a woman in a kitchen looking at one another; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – Two men and a woman smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A person holding a glass of beer; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A man and a woman posing for a picture; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A woman sitting in a chair in front of a piano; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A person near a vase of flowers; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A woman in a red dress is on a stage; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A man wearing a suit and tie in front of a ladder; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A couple of women singing into microphones on a stage; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A person wearing a black shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A woman sitting in front of a mirror next to a man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A person wearing a hat and a suit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A man wearing a suit talking to another man in front of a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – Two beautiful women standing next to each other in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A person wearing a dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A woman in a black dress with a high bun; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A woman in a red dress singing into a microphone; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A group of women performing on a stage in front of an audience; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A woman with long black hair wearing a purple and blue shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A woman in a red dress singing into a microphone; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A person wearing a green shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A woman holding a toothbrush in front of a group of people; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A man and a woman sitting at a table smoking; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A woman standing in front of an elevator in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A group of people sitting on a couch in a living room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A woman with short black hair is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A woman in a red dress looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – Two women standing next to each other in front of a door; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – Two women in formal wear standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A man and a woman are singing into a microphone; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A person wearing a headscarf; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A person wearing a black shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A person wearing a sweater; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A woman sitting next to a man in front of a window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A woman in a red dress singing in front of an audience; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A woman with short black hair wearing a black jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A man wearing a suit and tie talking to another man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – Two women sitting at a table with a plate of food on it; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A woman is sitting in a crowd of people; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A person wearing a dress; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A woman and a man are standing in front of each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A woman and a man are talking in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A man sitting at a table in front of a glass of water; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A person wearing a white shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A person sitting at a table with a drink; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A woman in a black dress with long black hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A person sitting at a table; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – An older woman wearing a purple cape talking to a younger woman; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A man standing on a microphone in front of a group of people; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A man wearing a suit and tie talking to another man in front of a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A man and a woman sitting at a table talking to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sparkle” (2012), directed by Salim Akil – A man and a woman looking at one another; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle