Akeelah and the bee
(DVD)
Contributors
Fishburne, Laurence, III, 1961- film producer,
Ganis, Sid, film producer.
Hult, Nancy, film producer.
Llewelyn, Daniel, film producer.
Romersa, Michael, film producer.
Ganis, Sid, film producer.
Hult, Nancy, film producer.
Llewelyn, Daniel, film producer.
Romersa, Michael, film producer.
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Southside - Media
DVD Akeelah
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DVD Akeelah
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Language
English
UPC
031398195962, 031398197799, 00031398200017, 00031398195962
Notes
General Note
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.
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 format, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo.
Language
English dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Other Subjects
Amor a sí mismo en los niños (Psicología) -- California -- Los Ángeles -- Teatro.
Children's -- Feature.
Escolares -- California -- Los Ángeles -- Teatro.
Feature films -- Juvenile.
Feature films -- Young adult.
Feature films.
Films for the hearing impaired -- Juvenile.
Films for the hearing impaired -- Young adult.
Melodrama -- Feature.
Melodrama.
Youth -- Feature.
Children's -- Feature.
Escolares -- California -- Los Ángeles -- Teatro.
Feature films -- Juvenile.
Feature films -- Young adult.
Feature films.
Films for the hearing impaired -- Juvenile.
Films for the hearing impaired -- Young adult.
Melodrama -- Feature.
Melodrama.
Youth -- Feature.