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Akeelah and the Bee is a 2006 American drama film written and directed by Doug Atchison. It tells the story of Akeelah Anderson ( Keke Palmer ), an 11-year-old girl who participates in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, her mother ( Angela Bassett ), her schoolmates, and her coach, Dr. Joshua Larabee ( Laurence Fishburne ).
Synopsis. Akeelah Anderson (Keke Palmer) is an 11-year-old girl in south Los Angeles, with a love for words. Spelling words was a way for her to connect to her father who was killed when she was six. Akeelah is a bright student, but she has been skipping class and is barely passing.
Apr 27, 2006 · The story of Akeelah's ascent to the finals of the National Spelling Bee makes an uncommonly good movie, entertaining and actually inspirational, and with a few tears along the way. Her real chance at national success comes after a reluctant English professor agrees to act as her coach.
Apr 28, 2006 · Akeelah and the Bee: Directed by Doug Atchison. With Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett, Curtis Armstrong. Akeelah, a young gifted girl, comes from a dysfunctional family and is on the verge of quitting school.
Learn how the film Akeelah and the Bee uses the sound story structure of Dramatica to create an uplifting and feel-good story about a spelling prodigy from South Central Los Angeles. Discover how the film explores the Influence Character functions through multiple characters and their transformations from disbelief to faith.
Nov 7, 2023 · Helmed by Doug Atchison, ‘Akeelah and the Bee’ is a drama film that follows a young African-American girl named Akeelah (Keke Palmer) from South Los Angeles who shies away from expressing herself and hides her intelligence in front of classmates to avoid ridicule.
With the help of imposing professor Dr. Larabee ( Laurence Fishburne) and her new friend, Javier (J.R. Villarreal), Akeelah faces off against rival Dylan Chu (Sean Michael Afable) on their journey to becoming Scripps National Spelling Bee champions.
