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Sneakerella is a 2022 American musical film comedy film directed by Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum and written by David Light & Joseph Raso, Tamara Chestna, Mindy Stern, and George Gore II. A re-imagining of the classic fairy tale Cinderella, the film stars Chosen Jacobs, Lexi Underwood, Devyn Nekoda, Bryan Terrell Clark, Kolton Stewart, Hayward Leach, Robyn Alomar, Yvonne Senat Jones, Juan Chioran, and John Salley.
Produced by Disney Channel and Jane Startz Productions, the film was released on Disney+ on May 13, 2022. The film received generally positive reviews from critics. Sneakerella was nominated for 11 Children's and Family Emmy Awards at its inaugural ceremony, winning four awards including Outstanding Fiction Special and Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for a Live Action Program.
El is forced to rush back the store without a way to contact Kira, and is grounded by Trey, to his stepbrothers’ delight. Kira returns home, and is revealed to be the daughter of sneaker mogul and former basketball star Darius King. Inspired by El, Kira suggests that her older sister Liv's shoe design is too “basic” and convinces their father to let her look for another original design before the upcoming SneakerCon.
Learning Kira's identity, Sami and El plan to sneak into King's charity gala to find her. Overwhelmed by running the business alone, Trey has decided to sell the store, leading El to draw on memories of his mother and create a unique shoe design, with inspiration and help from the neighborhood. The night of the gala, Zelly and Stacy trap El in the stockroom, but he is rescued by Gustavo, the community garden's fairy godmother caretaker. He provides El and Sami with outfits, tickets, and a classic convertible to reach the gala, but warns that they must leave by midnight.
At the event, El's custom-made shoes become the talk of the crowd, as Sami inadvertently spreads rumors that El is a sought-after independent designer. El reunites with Kira, who prepares to introduce him to her father as the designer everyone is talking about, but he and Sami are forced to flee at midnight. El loses one of his shoes on an escalator, which is found by Kira. Determined to track down the young mystery designer, Kira and Liv launch a viral campaign to find her “prince”.
El is unsure how to explain the truth to Kira, but Sami convinces him to reach out to her and arrange a meeting with her father. Realizing El's plan, Zelly and Stacy steal his other shoe, and El arrives just after his stepbrothers have informed Darius that El is merely a stock boy. El tries to explain himself, but Darius and Kira rebuke him for lying to them and send him away. As Trey prepares to close the store and move the family back to New Jersey, El throws away his designs, which are found by Gustavo.
Kira's mother suggests that her disappointment in El comes from trying too hard to meet her father's expectations, leading her to realize that she put just as much pressure on El herself. El wakes up to find a pair of sneakers from Gustavo, created from his design inspired by Kira. While Sami distracts his stepbrothers, El races to the King brand sneaker drop, where he and Kira apologize to each other.
Zelly and Stacy take off in the moving truck to confront El, and Sami urges Trey to see how unfairly he has been treating El since his mother's death. El convinces Darius of his good intentions, his talent, and his feelings for Kira, but is interrupted by his stepbrothers. Trey arrives, reining in his sons. He apologizes for being so hard on El, and asks for a second chance to be a real father to El, while Darius declares El his new designer.
One year later, El is in a relationship with Kira, and has transformed Laces into “El-evate”, his own sneaker store pushing new and creative designs for all of Queens.
The film made its linear premiere on
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Jennifer Green of Common Sense Media rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, stated that the story promotes different positive messages, such as being true to oneself and the difficulty for women to become entrepreneurs, found that the film manages to depict several role models that are positive, while praising the diversity among the characters across their national origins and sexuality. Amy Amatangelo of Paste rated the film 7.6 out of 10 and found Jacobs and Underwood charismatic and delightful, acclaimed the songs and the choreography, but found some plot points to be nonsensical, while claiming that Nekoda's character was undeveloped. Abhishek Srivastava of The Times of India rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and claimed that the film recalls hallmarks of Bollywood blockbusters with its plot, colors, and different songs, stated that the film manages to provide an effective fresh take on Cinderella, while praising the performances of the cast.
| 2022 | Children's and Family Emmy Awards | Outstanding Fiction Special | Sneakerella | ||
| Outstanding Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design | Elisa Suave | ||||
| Outstanding Cinematography for a Live Action Single-Camera Program | Matthew Sakatani Roe | ||||
| Outstanding Choreography | Emilio Dosal | ||||
| Outstanding Costume Design/Styling | Rachael Grubbs | ||||
| Outstanding Makeup and Hairstyling | Brian Hui, Jen Fisher | ||||
| Outstanding Directing for a Single Camera Program | Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum | ||||
| Outstanding Editing for a Single Camera Program | Ishai Setton | ||||
| Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for a Live Action Program | Elvin Ross | ||||
| Outstanding Original Song | "In Your Shoes" – William Behlendorf, Jason Mater, Brandon Rogers | ||||
| "Kicks" – Antonina Armato, Tim James Price, Adam Schmalholz, Thomas Armato Sturges | |||||
| Directors Guild of Canada Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Production Design - Television Movie/Mini-Series | Elisa Sauve | |||
| 2023 | Women's Image Network Awards | ||||
| Outstanding Made For Television Movie / Limited Series | Sneakerella | ||||
| Outstanding Actress Made For Television Movie / Limited Series | Lexi Underwood | ||||
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