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.
Directing | Doug Atchison | Director |
Writing | Doug Atchison | Writer |
Editing | Glenn Farr | Editor |
Production | Aisha Coley | Casting |
Production | Nancy Hult Ganis | Producer |
Crew | Angel DeSanti | Transportation Captain |
Sound | Matthew Nicolay | Sound mixer |
Production | Kim Taylor-Coleman | Casting |
Sound | Aaron Zigman | Original Music Composer |
Sound | Joel C. High | Music Supervisor |
Sound | Stacey A. Washer | Boom Operator |
Costume & Make-Up | Riki Lin Sabusawa | Costume Supervisor |
Camera | Chris Mosio | Camera Operator |
Sound | Roland N. Thai | Sound Designer |
Camera | M. David Mullen | Director of Photography |
Costume & Make-Up | Edna Sheen | Makeup Department Head |
Camera | Johnny Radzik | Camera Operator |
Sound | Roland N. Thai | Supervising Sound Editor |
Sound | Ken S. Polk | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Crew | Kirk Huston | Transportation Captain |
Camera | Saeed Adyani | Still Photographer |
Art | Warren Alan Young | Production Design |
Sound | Johnny Caruso | Music Editor |
Production | Jennifer Booth | Production Supervisor |
Sound | Eduardo Ponsdomenech | Music Editor |
Production | Jaki Brown | Casting |
Art | Julieann Getman | Set Decoration |
Art | Shelley A. Wallace | Art Direction |
Costume & Make-Up | Kenneth Walker | Hair Department Head |
Sound | James Morioka | Dialogue Editor |
Sound | Melissa Kennelly | Foley Editor |
Directing | Jan McWilliams | Script Supervisor |
Sound | Barbara McCart | Sound Recordist |
Crew | Oswaldo Rojas | Propmaker |
Camera | David Mun | Second Assistant Camera |
Production | Jules Carideo | Production Coordinator |
Costume & Make-Up | Sharen Davis | Costume Design |
Sound | Vince Nicastro | Foley Artist |
Sound | Fred Stafford | Supervising ADR Editor |
Camera | Brad Heiner | Key Grip |
Art | Greg Sanger | Leadman |
Editing | Markus Czyzewski | First Assistant Editor |
Crew | Kevin Moll | Studio Teacher |
Crew | Jo Ann Smith | Studio Teacher |
Production | Kent Kubena | Co-Producer |
Sound | Shawn Kennelly | Foley Mixer |
Sound | Chris Navarro | ADR Recordist |
Camera | Chris Mosio | Second Unit Director of Photography |
Production | Danny Llewelyn | Producer |
Directing | Rodney Allen Hooks | Assistant Director |
Costume & Make-Up | Gigi Williams | Key Makeup Artist |
Art | Alicia Maccarone | Set Designer |
Camera | Marcos O. Lopez | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
Lighting | Rich Paisley | Gaffer |
Sound | Laura Macias | Foley Artist |
Costume & Make-Up | Linda Cowan | Key Makeup Artist |
Production | Laurence Fishburne | Producer |
Art | Robert 'Cass' McEntee | Construction Coordinator |
Sound | Eric Thompson | ADR Mixer |
Camera | James 'Keeper' Auld | Dolly Grip |
Crew | Heather Fielding | Studio Teacher |
Sound | James Morioka | Supervising Dialogue Editor |
Production | Mike Upton | Co-Producer |
Art | Kathleen Kasinger | Property Master |
Crew | Jason Dock Harrell | Propmaker |
Camera | William Rick Young | Best Boy Grip |
Crew | Carl Pedregal | Post Production Supervisor |
Art | Matt Furginson | Assistant Property Master |
Production | Mark Cuban | Executive Producer |
Costume & Make-Up | Cheryl Cravedi | Set Costumer |