Spelling the Dream (2020)

Original title

Breaking the Bee

Directed by

Sam Rega

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 23m

Rated

ALL

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows four Indian-American kids as they train for and compete in spelling bees. It looks at why this community has been so successful in these contests.

inspiringupliftingfocuseddeterminedcompetitiveheartwarmingeducationalpacey

What happens

Spelling the Dream is a 2020 documentary film directed by Sam Rega and written by Sam Rega and Chris Weller. The premise of the film revolves around competitive spelling bees, which have been dominated by Indian-Americans in recent times. The film follows the life of four kids: Akash Vukoti, Tejas Muthusamy, Ashrita Gandhari and Shourav Dasari. The film also features interviews with Jacques Bailly, Kevin Negandhi, Sanjay Gupta, Fareed Zakaria, Hari Kondabolu, Valerie Browning, Srinivas Ayyagari, and Pawan Dhingra. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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