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Akeelah and the Bee
Synopsis
Akeelah Anderson is a precocious 11-year-old girl from south Los Angeles with a gift for words. Despite the objections of her mother Tanya, 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 and in turn unites her neighbors who witness the courage and inspiration of one amazing little girl.
Full Credits
  • Director:
    Doug Atchison,
  • Writer:
    Doug Atchison,
  • Producer:
    Laurence Fishburne, Danny Llewelyn, Sidney Ganis, Nancy Hult Ganis, Michael Romersa,
  • Cinematographer:
    M. David Mullen,
  • Editor:
    Glenn Farr,
  • Executive Producer:
    Mark Cuban,
  • Cast:
    Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne, Curtis Armstrong, Sara Niemietz, Jeff Marlow, J.R. Villarreal, Angela Bassett,
  • Co-Producer:
    Kent Kubena, Mike Upton,
  • Supervising Sound Editor:
    Roland N. Thai,
  • Camera Operator:
    Chris Mosio, Johnny Radzik,
  • Script Supervisor:
    Jan McWilliams,
  • ADR Mixer:
    Eric Thompson,
  • Boom Operator:
    Stacey A. Washer,
  • Construction Coordinator:
    Robert 'Cass' McEntee,
  • Production Coordinator:
    Jules Carideo,
  • Property Master:
    Kathleen Kasinger,
  • Set Decoration:
    Julieann Getman,
  • Art Direction:
    Shelley A. Wallace,
  • Key Makeup Artist:
    Linda Cowan, Gigi Williams,
  • Supervising Dialogue Editor:
    James Morioka,
  • Costume Supervisor:
    Riki Lin Sabusawa,
  • Original Music Composer:
    Aaron Zigman,
  • Studio Teacher:
    Kevin Moll, Jo Ann Smith, Heather Fielding,
  • Sound Designer:
    Roland N. Thai,
  • Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
    Ken S. Polk,
  • Music Editor:
    Johnny Caruso, Eduardo Ponsdomenech,
  • Dolly Grip:
    James 'Keeper' Auld,
  • Foley Artist:
    Laura Macias, Vince Nicastro,
  • Second Assistant 'B' Camera:
    Marcos O. Lopez,
  • Sound Mixer:
    Matthew Nicolay,
  • Casting:
    Aisha Coley, Jaki Brown, Kim Coleman,
  • Set Costumer:
    Cheryl Cravedi,
  • Production Design:
    Warren Alan Young,
  • Still Photographer:
    Saeed Adyani,
  • Assistant Director:
    Rodney Allen Hooks,
  • Second Assistant Camera:
    David Mun,
  • Assistant Property Master:
    Matt Furginson,
  • First Assistant Editor:
    Markus Czyzewski,
  • Propmaker:
    Oswaldo Rojas, Jason Dock Harrell,
  • Key Grip:
    Brad Heiner,
  • Hair Department Head:
    Kenneth Walker,
  • Foley Mixer:
    Shawn Kennelly,
  • Sound Recordist:
    Barbara McCart,
  • Post Production Supervisor:
    Carl Pedregal,
  • ADR Recordist:
    Chris Navarro,
  • Gaffer:
    Rich Paisley,
  • Dialogue Editor:
    James Morioka,
  • Leadman:
    Greg Sanger,
  • Production Supervisor:
    Jennifer Booth,
  • Makeup Department Head:
    Edna Sheen,
  • Transportation Captain:
    Kirk Huston, Angel DeSanti,
  • Music Supervisor:
    Joel C. High,
  • Second Unit Director of Photography:
    Chris Mosio,
  • Supervising ADR Editor:
    Fred Stafford,
  • Foley Editor:
    Melissa Kennelly,
  • Set Designer:
    Alicia Maccarone,
  • Costume Design:
    Sharen Davis,
  • Best Boy Grip:
    William Rick Young,

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