Akeelah and the bee

Palmer, Keke, (actor.). Bassett, Angela, (actor.). Fishburne, Laurence, 1961- (production personnel,, actor.). Atchison, Doug, (screenwriter,, director.). Lions Gate Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). 2929 Productions (Firm) (Added Author). Starbucks Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Out of the Blue Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Reactor Films. (Added Author). Cinema Gypsy Productions. (Added Author). Alliance Films, (provider.). Criterion-on-Demand (Firm), (distributor.). Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett, Curtis Armstrong. (Cast).

Summary: 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 principal asks her to seek coaching from Dr. Larabee, an English professor, for the more prestigious regional bee. As the possibility of making it all the way to the Scripps National Spelling Bee looms, Akeelah could provide her community with someone to rally around and be proud of. First Akeelah have to overcome her insecurities, her distracting home life, and the knowledge that there is a field of more experienced and privileged fellow spellers.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (116 min.) : digital, sound, color
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Publisher: [Montreal, QC] : Alliance Films, 2006.
Distributor: Vaughan, ON : Criterion-on-Demand, [2013]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally distributed as a motion picture by Alliance Films, 2006.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access restricted to subscribers.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, David Mullen ; editor, Glenn Farr ; music, Aaron Zigman ; costume designer, Sharen Davis ; production designer, Warren Alan Young.
Participant or Performer Note:	Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett, Curtis Armstrong.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: PG; for some language. CHV rating: PG.
Additional Physical Form available Note:	French language version also available.
System Details Note:	Content available as downloadable file or streaming video.
Source of Description Note:	Title from distributor's web site (viewed March 11, 2015).