Spelling the Dream (2020)

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 (9)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

S

Srinivas Ayyagari

Self

J

Jacques Bailly

Self

V

Valerie Browning

Self

R

Ratnam Chitturi

Self

S

Shourav Dasari

Self

P

Pawan Dhingra

Self

A

Ashrita Gandhari

Self

S

Sanjay Gupta

Self

Akash Vukoti

Self

If you liked Spelling the Dream, you might also like…

93% match

The Crystal Calls - Making The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

2019

85% match

Naqoyqatsi

2002

83% match

Love, Marilyn

2013

81% match

The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends

2019

77% match

Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear

2022

74% match

Girl Rising

2013

71% match

For the Love of Spock

2016

68% match

Puff: Wonders of the Reef

2021

62% match

Looking for Richard

1996

60% match

Aliens of the Deep

2005

60% match

Above Majestic

2018

60% match

Deep Blue

2003

60% match

Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe

2017

60% match

Earth

2007

60% match

My Mom Jayne

2025

60% match

Beyoncé: Life Is But a Dream

2013

60% match

Chasing Coral

2017

60% match

Heart of a Dog

2015

60% match

Powaqqatsi

1988

60% match

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema

2022

Similar films

Spellbound

2002

JHMS The Spelling Bee

2012

Akeelah and the Bee

2006

Bee Season

2005

The Adventures of Timmy the Tooth: Big Mouth Gulch

1995

I Love You Three Times a Day

1988

Bad Words

2013

Albert Fish: In Sin He Found Salvation

2007

Elton John: Tantrums & Tiaras

1997

The Cincinnati Kid Plays According to Hoyle

1965

City of Dreams

2000

The Dreamers

1985