I will be at this movie the weekend it premieres.
A precocious eleven-year-old girl, Akeelah Anderson, from south Los Angeles, is discovered to have a talent for words. In spite of the objections of her mother Wanda, Akeelah enters a spelling contest. Her gift takes her to compete in the National Spelling Bee, the most famous competition of its kind in the world. On the way, she is helped by a forthright, mysterious teacher, Dr. Larabee, and other members of her community.
Opens 4.28.06
http://www.akeelahandthebee.com/
Stars Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne, and KeKe Palmer