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