10:30 - 12:30
Eleven year-old Akeelah Anderson's life is not easy. She decides to participate in a spelling bee to avoid detention for her many absences. 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.
PG, 112 min, 2006.
Publication: Lions Gate Home Entertainment.
More Than a Month: Black Interest
Connect to engaging discussions and performances related to the Black community.
More Than a Month recognizes important events in Black history, honors community and national leaders and fosters steps towards collective change. Programming features authors, poets and craft classes.