Akeelah and the Bee

"Changing the world... one word at a time."

Akeelah is a precocious 11-year-old girl from south Los Angeles with a gift for words. Despite her mother's objections, Akeelah enters various spelling contests, for which she is tutored by the forthright Dr. Larabee, her principal Mr. Welch, and the proud residents of her neighborhood. Akeelah's aptitude earns her an opportunity to compete for a spot in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

Loading countdown...

Doug Atchison

Director

Doug Atchison

Writer

Nancy Hult Ganis

Producer

Cheryl Cravedi

Set Costumer

Joel C. High

Joel C. High

Music Supervisor

Johnny Radzik

Camera Operator

Warren Alan Young

Production Design

Glenn Farr

Editor

Aaron Zigman

Aaron Zigman

Original Music Composer

Julieann Getman

Set Decoration

Chris Mosio

Camera Operator

Aisha Coley

Casting

Saeed Adyani

Still Photographer

Jaki Brown

Jaki Brown

Casting

Johnny Caruso

Johnny Caruso

Music Editor

Matthew Nicolay

Sound mixer

Kenneth Walker

Hair Department Head

Jennifer Booth

Production Supervisor

Eduardo Ponsdomenech

Music Editor

Riki Lin Sabusawa

Costume Supervisor

M. David Mullen

M. David Mullen

Director of Photography

Kim Taylor-Coleman

Kim Taylor-Coleman

Casting

Shelley A. Wallace

Art Direction

Edna Sheen

Makeup Department Head

Roland N. Thai

Supervising Sound Editor

Angel DeSanti

Transportation Captain

Stacey A. Washer

Boom Operator

Roland N. Thai

Sound Designer

Kirk Huston

Transportation Captain

Ken S. Polk

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

James Morioka

Dialogue Editor

Kent Kubena

Co-Producer

Laurence Fishburne

Laurence Fishburne

Producer

Alicia Maccarone

Set Designer

Robert 'Cass' McEntee

Construction Coordinator

James 'Keeper' Auld

Dolly Grip

Mike Upton

Co-Producer

Carl Pedregal

Post Production Supervisor

Danny Llewelyn

Producer

Chris Navarro

Chris Navarro

ADR Recordist

Rodney Allen Hooks

Assistant Director

Gigi Williams

Key Makeup Artist

Barbara McCart

Sound Recordist

Jo Ann Smith

Studio Teacher

Chris Mosio

Second Unit Director of Photography

Jan McWilliams

Script Supervisor

Shawn Kennelly

Foley Mixer

Fred Stafford

Supervising ADR Editor

Melissa Kennelly

Foley Editor

Vince Nicastro

Foley Artist

Laura Macias

Foley Artist

Eric Thompson

ADR Mixer

Kathleen Kasinger

Property Master

Matt Furginson

Assistant Property Master

David Mun

Second Assistant Camera

William Rick Young

Best Boy Grip

Linda Cowan

Key Makeup Artist

Markus Czyzewski

First Assistant Editor

Jason Dock Harrell

Propmaker

James Morioka

Supervising Dialogue Editor

Sharen Davis

Sharen Davis

Costume Design

Oswaldo Rojas

Propmaker

Jules Carideo

Production Coordinator

Heather Fielding

Studio Teacher

Greg Sanger

Leadman

Brad Heiner

Brad Heiner

Key Grip

Marcos O. Lopez

Second Assistant "B" Camera

Rich Paisley

Gaffer

Kevin Moll

Studio Teacher

Mark Cuban

Mark Cuban

Executive Producer