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Breaking the Bee (2020)

2020-06-03 · 1h 22m · EN
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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.

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Sam RegaDirector, WriterChris WellerWriter

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Srinivas AyyagariSrinivas AyyagariSelfJacques BaillyJacques BaillySelfValerie BrowningValerie BrowningSelfRatnam ChitturiRatnam ChitturiSelfShourav DasariShourav DasariSelfPawan DhingraPawan DhingraSelfAshrita GandhariAshrita GandhariSelfSanjay GuptaSanjay GuptaSelfAkash VukotiAkash VukotiSelf

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What is Breaking the Bee about?

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.

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Breaking the Bee has a runtime of 82 minutes.

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