2002 · documentary
Spellbound (2002)
Directed by Jeffrey Blitz1h 37m2002
This documentary follows 8 teens and pre-teens as they work their way toward the finals of the Scripps Howard national spelling bee championship in Washington D.C.
Our read: Spellbound (2002) (2002) reads as a warm, steady, grounded documentary entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Warm, steady, measured documentary, grounded in texture. Redemptive, mid-stakes, measured.
- warm
- redemptive
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