Spellbound : everyone wants the last word /
Spellbound : everyone wants the last word / Videorecording.
Jeffrey Blitz; Sean Welch; Angela Arenivar; Nupur Lala; Ted Brigham.
- Culver City, Calif. : Thinkfilm, ©2002.
- 1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Originally released as a documentary special in 2002.
Special features: commentary by filmmakers; theatrical trailer; bonus footage; where are they now? updates on all 8 profiled spellers; interactive Hangman game: deluxe edition; educational guide: includes "Host your own spelling bee" kit.
Follows the lives of eight young Americans who share one goal: to win the National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. The Bee is as intense a competition as any Olympic match, for both the spellers and their families. The unbearable pressure becomes even more extraordinary when it is felt by ordinary teenagers.
Spelling bees --United States.
School children --United States.
Middle school students -- United States.
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Originally released as a documentary special in 2002.
Special features: commentary by filmmakers; theatrical trailer; bonus footage; where are they now? updates on all 8 profiled spellers; interactive Hangman game: deluxe edition; educational guide: includes "Host your own spelling bee" kit.
Follows the lives of eight young Americans who share one goal: to win the National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. The Bee is as intense a competition as any Olympic match, for both the spellers and their families. The unbearable pressure becomes even more extraordinary when it is felt by ordinary teenagers.
Spelling bees --United States.
School children --United States.
Middle school students -- United States.
LB1574