Spelling the Dream

1h 22m
Documentary
7

Since 1999, 18 of the last 22 winners of the Scripps National Spelling Bee have been Indian-American, making the incredible trend one of the longest in sports history. “Breaking the Bee” is a feature-length documentary that explores and celebrates this new dynasty while following four students, ages 7 to 14, as they vie for the title of spelling bee champion.

Cast

Srinivas Ayyagari
Self
Jacques Bailly
Self
Valerie Browning
Self
Ratnam Chitturi
Self
Shourav Dasari
Self
Pawan Dhingra
Self
Ashrita Gandhari
Self
Sanjay Gupta
Self
Akash Vukoti
Self

Crew

Sam Rega
Director, Writer
Chris Weller
Writer

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