In her first film since she did 'WiseGirls' back in 2002, Mariah Carey will have a prominent role in an independent drama produced by Lee Daniels (Monster¹s Ball, The Woodsman, Shadowboxer) called 'Tennessee'.

Two brothers, Carter (Adam Rothenberg) and Ellis (Ethan Peck), embark on a journey from New Mexico to find their estranged father in the hopes of saving Ellis, who has been diagnosed with terminal leukemia. Along the way they meet Krystal (Mariah Carey), an aspiring country singer, who becomes the brothers' guardian angel and joins them on their fateful road trip.

Directed by Aaron Woodley, the film also stars Lance Reddick of HBO's The Wire, and Damon Dash serves as one of the executive producers.

Carey will perform a tune, co-written with country legend Willie Nelson, in the flick while also singing an a-cappella version of Nelson's 'Help Me Make It Through the Night.'

While Carey's movie resume is overshadowed by the disappointing 2001 film Glitter, Daniels got the idea to cast her after watching her Grammy-winning album "The Emancipation of Mimi" become the biggest selling disc of 2005 and viewing her work in 2002's WiseGirls.

'Tennessee' will be premiering at The Tribeca Film Festival on Apr 26 at 6:00PM,, with subsequent showings on Apr 27, 6:15PM, Wed, Apr 30, 3:00PM, Thu, May 01, 10:30PM, and Sat, May 03, 8:30PM