Sneakerella

Sneakerella is a 2022 American film directed by Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum. The film was released on May 13, 2022.
== Plot ==
In Queens, teenage El works in his late mother's shoe store "Laces", now run by his stepfather Trey, who overworks El instead of his stepbrothers Zelly and Stacy. El closes the store early to join his best friend and fellow sneakerhead Sami at the release of a new sneaker, where they meet Kira, who is impressed by El's insight into people from looking at their shoes. They miss the drop, but El shows Kira around his neighbourhood, losing track of time as they fall for each other.
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 neighbourhood. The night of the gala, Zelly and Stacy trap El in the stockroom, but he is rescued by Gustavo, the community garden's magical 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 rumours 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 breaking their trust 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 realise 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 apologise 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 apologises 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.
== Cast and Characters ==
* Chosen Jacobs as El
* Lexi Underwood as Kira King
* John Salley as Darius King
* Yvonne Senat Jones as Denise King
* Devyn Nekoda as Sami
* Juan Chioran as Gustavo
* Robyn Alomar as Liv
* Bryan Terrell Clark as Trey
* Kolton Stewart as Zelly
* Hayward Leach as Stacy
* Mekdes Teshome as Rosie
* Elia Press as Sneakerhead
* Andrew Ward as Sneaker Buster
* William Crockett as Sneak-Disser
Category:Films
Category:Live-action Films
Category:2022 Films
Category:Disney+
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