Spelling the Dream

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.

Director: Sam Rega

Cast: Srinivas Ayyagari, Jacques Bailly, Valerie Browning, Ratnam Chitturi, Shourav Dasari, Pawan Dhingra, Ashrita Gandhari, Sanjay Gupta

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