Akeelah and the bee
(DVD)

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Published
Santa Monica, CA : Lionsgate, [2006].
Format
DVD
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Capitol Hill Library - Feature Films
MOVIE AKE DVD
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Published
Santa Monica, CA : Lionsgate, [2006].
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
UPC
031398195962

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MPAA rating: PG..
General Note
Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.
General Note
DVD release of the 2006 feature film.
General Note
English audio ; English or Spanish subtitles.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, M. David Mullen ; editor, Glenn Farr ; music, Aaron Zigman ; costume designer, Sharen Davis ; production designer, Warren Alan Young.
Participants/Performers
Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett, Curtis Armstrong, Tzi Ma, Lee Thompson Young.
Description
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 has to overcome her insecurities, her distracting home life, and the knowledge that there is a field of more experienced and privileged fellow spellers.
System Details
DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo.

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