An 11-year-old girl from South Central Los Angeles overcomes the pressures of her environment to compete in the National Spelling Bee, uniting the community in the process.
Start Date: winter 02/06/2005
Genres: Drama, Family
US Distributor: Lions Gate
Cast:
Laurence Fishburne: Dr. Joshua Larabee
Keke Palmer: Akeelah Anderson
Angela Bassett: Wanda
Director: Doug Atchison
Writer:
Doug Atchison: Screenplay