Akeelah and the Bee
Changing the world... one word at a time.
112 mins
11-year-old Akeelah Anderson has a way with words. After winning her schoolwide spelling bee, she decides to enter the competition, despite her classmates' derision and the antipathy of her mother Tanya. Thanks to the efforts of her teacher Dr. Larabee, she reaches the finala. As she gets to know her fellow competitors, Akeelah realizes that coming first isn't everything in life.
Sahara Garey
Georgia
Sara Niemietz
Polly
George Hornedo
Roman
Katie Kerwin McCrimmon
Herself
Austin Herrera Davis
Cheating Boy
Janet Borrus
Cheating Boy's Mom
Neil Soni
Rajeev Subramonian
Doug Atchison
Writer
Doug Atchison
Director
Nancy Hult Ganis
Producer
Cheryl Cravedi
Set Costumer
Saeed Adyani
Still Photographer
Glenn Farr
Editor
Aisha Coley
Casting
Matthew Nicolay
Sound mixer
Warren Alan Young
Production Design
Julieann Getman
Set Decoration
Shelley A. Wallace
Art Direction
Edna Sheen
Makeup Department Head
Kenneth Walker
Hair Department Head
Jennifer Booth
Production Supervisor
Eduardo Ponsdomenech
Music Editor
Riki Lin Sabusawa
Costume Supervisor
Johnny Radzik
Camera Operator
Chris Mosio
Camera Operator
Ken S. Polk
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Roland N. Thai
Supervising Sound Editor
Roland N. Thai
Sound Designer
Stacey A. Washer
Boom Operator
Angel DeSanti
Transportation Captain
Kirk Huston
Transportation Captain
James Morioka
Dialogue Editor
Danny Llewelyn
Producer
Mike Upton
Co-Producer
Kent Kubena
Co-Producer
Linda Cowan
Key Makeup Artist
Gigi Williams
Key Makeup Artist
Carl Pedregal
Post Production Supervisor
Rodney Allen Hooks
Assistant Director
Kathleen Kasinger
Property Master
Jason Dock Harrell
Propmaker
Matt Furginson
Assistant Property Master
Alicia Maccarone
Set Designer
Robert 'Cass' McEntee
Construction Coordinator
Oswaldo Rojas
Propmaker
Greg Sanger
Leadman
Melissa Kennelly
Foley Editor
Shawn Kennelly
Foley Mixer
Laura Macias
Foley Artist
Barbara McCart
Sound Recordist
James Morioka
Supervising Dialogue Editor
Vince Nicastro
Foley Artist
Fred Stafford
Supervising ADR Editor
Eric Thompson
ADR Mixer
James 'Keeper' Auld
Dolly Grip
Marcos O. Lopez
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Chris Mosio
Second Unit Director of Photography
David Mun
Second Assistant Camera
Rich Paisley
Gaffer
William Rick Young
Best Boy Grip
Markus Czyzewski
First Assistant Editor
Jan McWilliams
Script Supervisor
Jules Carideo
Production Coordinator
Heather Fielding
Studio Teacher
Kevin Moll
Studio Teacher
Jo Ann Smith
Studio Teacher
