Akeelah and the bee
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xxu
Santa Monica, CA
LionsGate Entertainment
c2006
monographic
eng
1 videodisc (approx. 112 min.) : sound, color, 4 3/4 in.
Eleven year-old Akeelah Anderson's life is not easy: her father is dead, her mom ignores her, her brother runs with the local gangbangers. She is a smart girl, but her environment threatens to strangle her aspirations. Responding to a threat by her school's principal, Akeelah decides to participate in a spelling bee to avoid detention for her many absences. Much to her surprise and embarrassment, she wins. Her
Laurence Fishburne, III; Sid Ganis; Nancy Hult; Daniel Llewelyn; Michael Romersa.
Special features: Making of Akeelah and the bee ; Doug and Keke: two peas in a pod ; Inside the mind of Akeelah ; Keke Palmer "All my girlz" music video ; Gag reel ; Deleted scenes ; Trailers.
Director of photography, M. David Mullen ; editor, Glenn Farr ; music, Aaron Zigman ; costume designer, Sharen Davis ; production designer, Warren Alan Young.
Spelling bees
Drama
School children
California
Los Angeles
Drama
Self-esteem in children
California
Los Angeles
Drama
PN1995.9.C45
170327
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