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Doug Atchison is an American motion picture director and screenwriter. He received the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Nicholl Fellowship for the screenplay for Akeelah and the Bee , which Atchison directed as a film in 2006.
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Akeelah and the Bee is a 2006 American drama film written and directed by Doug Atchison. It tells the story of Akeelah Anderson ( Keke Palmer ), an 11-year-old girl who participates in the Scripps National Spelling Bee , her mother ( Angela Bassett ), her schoolmates, and her coach, Dr. Joshua Larabee ( Laurence Fishburne ).
Mar 8, 2007 · Back in 2000, Doug Atchison’s screenplay for Akeelah and the Bee received the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) Nicholl Fellowship in an international competition of 4,250 entries. Six years later, this small film about an eleven-year-old girl who challenges stereotypes and inspires her southern Los Angeles Crenshaw ...
Apr 17, 2010 · Director: Doug Atchison. EVERY year, millions of children across America religiously study their dictionaries, all pursuing one elusive dream: a place in the final of the Scripps National...
Doug Atchison is an American motion picture director and screenwriter. He received the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Nicholl Fellowship for Akeelah and the Bee in 2000.
Akeelah and the Bee: Directed by Doug Atchison. With Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett, Curtis Armstrong. Akeelah, a young gifted girl, comes from a dysfunctional family and is on the verge of quitting school.
