Summary: Guy Trilby is a 40-year-old who finds a loophole in the rules of The Golden Quill national spelling bee and decides to cause trouble by hijacking the competition. While reporter Jenny Widgeon attempts to discover his true motivation, Guy finds himself forging an unlikely alliance with a competitor: awkward ten-year-old Chaitanya Chopra, who is completely unfazed by Guy's take-no-prisoners...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY BADCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE BADSummary: Eleven year-old Akeelah Anderson's life is not easy: her father is dead, her mom ignores her, her brother runs with the local gangbangers. She is a smart girl, but her environment threatens to strangle her aspirations. Responding to a threat by her school's principal, Akeelah decides to participate in a spelling bee to avoid detention for her many absences. Much to her surprise and...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Lions Gate Home Entertainment 2006