Spellbound (2002)
THINKfilm

Description

Every spring since 1925, Scripps Howard newspapers sponsor spelling bees at grade schools across the U.S. Ten million kids competed in 1999. This documentary follows eight of them as they win regional bees and prepare for the national contest in D.C. They're from big cities, suburbs, and small towns. We watch them practice, we hear their views on study, competition, victory and defeat.

In 2008, Spellbound was voted one of the "Top 5" documentaries of all-time by the members of the International Documentary Association.