Spellbound [videorecording] / A Blitz/Welch picture ; produced by Jeffrey Blitz, Sean Welch ; directed by Jeffrey Blitz.
Record details
- ISBN: 1404947604
- ISBN: 9781404947603
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (97 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
- Publisher: Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, c2002, 2003.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Originally produced in 2002. Full names of profiled spellers taken from Bonus footage. Link to online version of the Educational guide (shown in bonus features menu) is no longer active. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Special features: Optional audio feature commentary by filmmakers ; Theatrical trailer ; Bonus footage; 'Where are they now?' [updates on all 8 profiled spellers] ; About the filmmakers [text feature] ; DVD-ROM content: Interactive Hangman game: deluxe edition -- Educational guide, including "Host your own spelling bee" kit. |
Restrictions on Access Note: | Restricted to home use or face to face teaching. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Camera, Jeffrey Blitz ; editor, Yana Gorskaya ; composer, Daniel Hulsizer. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Angela Arenivar, Nupur Lala, Ted Brigham, Emily Stagg, Ashley White, Neil Kadakia, April DeGideo, Harry Altman. |
Summary, etc.: | Follows the lives of eight young Americans who share one goal: to win the 1999 National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. The Bee is as intense a competition as any Olympic match, for both the spellers and their families. The unbearable pressure becomes even more extraordinary when it is felt by ordinary teenagers. |
Target Audience Note: | MPAA rating: G. |
Funding Information Note: | Sponsored by the International Documentary Association & Film Arts Foundation, San Francisco. |
System Details Note: | DVD-ROM ; NTSC, Region 1 ; full screen presentation ; Dolby Digital stereo. ; dual-layer disc ; access to Educational Guide through disc requires computer with DVD-ROM drive and an internet connection. |
Language Note: | English or dubbed French soundtrack ; optional French subtitles ; English closed captions for the hearing impaired. |
Awards Note: | Woodstock Film Festival, 2002: Maverick Award - Best Documentary (Jeffrey Blitz). |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Spelling bees > United States. Middle school students > United States. High school students > United States. |
Genre: | Documentary films. Nonfiction films. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
Available copies
- 14 of 16 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
- 0 of 1 copy available at Rowayton Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 16 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Rowayton Library | DVD SPE (Text) | 33625112567263 | Adult Fiction DVD | Checked out | 03/18/2024 |