Originally released as a motion picture in 2006. Features: making of Akeelah & the bee, two peas in a pod, inside the mind of Akeelah, gag reel, deleted scenes. Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett, Curtis Armstrong, J.R. Villarreal.
Summary:
Akeelah must overcome a distracting home life to compete in the national spelling bee which in turn helps unite her South Los Angeles neighborhood to rally behind her.
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