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Spellbound is a 2002 American documentary that was directed by Jeffrey Blitz. The film follows eight competitors in the 1999 Scripps National Spelling Bee. The film received positive reviews and won several awards, including a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
Oct 10, 2003 · Spellbound: Directed by Jeffrey Blitz. With Angela Arenivar, Ubaldo Arenivar, Jorge Arenivar, Scott McGarraugh. Spellbound follows eight teenagers on their quest to win the 1999 National Spelling Bee.
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- Documentary, Comedy, Thriller
- Jeffrey Blitz
- 2003-10-10
May 28, 2015 · It’s been 16 years since Nupur, then a gawky, bespectacled 14-year-old from Tampa, won the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee.
If you need proof that fact is indeed more compelling than fiction, look no further than `Spellbound,' a fascinating and aptly named documentary centered on that great American competition for brainiacs known as the National Spelling Bee.
This documentary follows 8 teens and pre-teens as they work their way toward the finals of the Scripps Howard national spelling bee championship in Washington D.C. All work quite hard and practice daily, first having to win their regional championship before they can move on.
“Spellbound,” a 2002 documentary film by Jeffrey Blitz about the National Spelling Bee, does not address what seems a very crucial question: Who, in fact, gets to decide how words are spelled? Spelling is not ordered in the Ten Commandments.
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Apr 30, 2003 · Eight youthful competitors, sponsored by their hometown newspapers, travel with their families to Washington, D.C., to compete in the 1999 Scripps National Spelling Bee.
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