An inspirational drama, Akeelah and the Bee is the story of Akeelah Anderson (Palmer), a precocious eleven-year old girl from south Los Angeles with a gift for words. Despite the objections of her mother (Bassett), Akeelah enters various spelling contests, for which she is tutored by the forthright Dr. Larabee (Fishburne), her principal Mr. Welch (Armstrong) and the proud residents of her neighborhood. Akeelah's aptitude earns her an opportunity to compete for a spot in the Scripps National Spelling Bee and in turn united her neighbourhood who witness the courage and inspiration of one amazing little girl.
Directed by
Doug Atchison.
Written by
Doug Atchison.
Starring
Keke Palmer (Akeelah); Laurence Fishburne (Dr. Larabee); Angela Bassett (Tanya); Curtis Armstrong (Mr. Welch); J.R. Villarreal (Javier); Sean Michael (Dylan (as Sean Michael Afable)); Sahara Garey (Georgia); Lee Thompson Young (Devon); Julito McCullum (Terrence); Erica Hubbard (Kiana); Eddie Steeples (Derrick-T); Dalia Phillips (Ms. Cross); Tzi Ma (Mr. Chiu); Jeris Poindexter (Steve (as Jeris Lee Poindexter)); Sara Niemietz (Polly). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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