Hanover Library CatalogueAkeelah and the bee [videorecording (DVD)] / produced by Nancy Hult Ganis, Sid Ganis, Laurence Fishburne, Daniel Llewelyn, Michael Romersa ; written and directed by Doug Atchison.
Publisher number: 17155 | Maple/Lions GatePublication details: [Santa Monica, Calif.] : Lions Gate Entertainment, [2006].Edition: Widescreen edDescription: 1 videodisc (ca. 112 min.) : sd., colSubject(s): Genre/Form: Cast: Laurence Fishburne and Angela Bassett with Keke Palmer and Curtis Armstrong.Summary: After winning a school spelling bee, eleven year-old Akeelah Anderson's 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.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Hanover Public Library Shelves | DVDA AKEELAH (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31906000936212 |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2006.
Laurence Fishburne and Angela Bassett with Keke Palmer and Curtis Armstrong.
After winning a school spelling bee, eleven year-old Akeelah Anderson's 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.
Canadian Home Video rating: G.
Home use only.
In English with optional English or Spanish subtitles.
Closed-captioned.
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