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AKEELAH AND THE BEE (2006) - PG

Country:	United States Location: Los Angeles
Genre:	Coming-of-Age, Drama

Credits

Production Company:	2929 Entertainment Cinema Gypsy Lionsgate Films Out Of The Blue Entertainment
Director:	Doug Atchison
Producer:	Laurence Fishburne Nancy Hult Ganis Sidney Ganis Daniel Llewelyn Danny Llewelyn Michael Romersa
Exec Producer:	Marc Butan Mark Cuban Michael Paseornek Helen Sugland Todd Wagner
Co-Producer:	Kent Kubena
Line Producer:	Mike Upton
Writer: Written by:	Doug Atchison
Cast:	Angela Bassett Keke Palmer
	Curtis Armstrong Laurence Fishburne
	Lee Garlington George Hornedo Erica Hubbard Tzi Ma Julito McCullum Sean Michael Sara Niemietz Jack Ong Eddie Steeples J.R. Villarreal Craig Wasson Lee Thompson Young
Casting Director:	Jaki Brown-Karman Kim Coleman Aisha Coley
Production Supervisor:	Jennifer Booth
Editor:	Glenn Farr
Production Design:	Warren Alan Young
Art Director:	Shelley A. Wallace
Dir of Photography:	M. David Mullen
Composer:	Aaron Zigman
Costume Designer:	Sharen Davis

Trailer:

Synopsis: An 11-year-old girl from South Central Los Angeles overcomes the pressures of her environment to compete in the National Spelling Bee. Her journey unites the community in the process.

Comment: Atchison was 2001 Nicholls Fellowship Winner. In development since 2001.

SBD Review: 4 stars

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