From the hardscrabble plains of Texas, to the manicured lawns of Connecticut, to inner-city Washington D.C., teenagers of diverse backgrounds do battle in the National Spelling Bee every spring, hoping to make their dreams come true. The Oscar®-nominated documentary feature SPELLBOUND follows eight young Americans who wrestled with daunting words in the 1999 competition, capturing the behind-the-scenes drama. when this touching and insightful CINEMAX documentary.

Spellbound is a 2002 documentary that was directed by Jeffrey Blitz. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Documentary Feature; Yana Gorskaya's editing won the ACE Eddie award for best editing of documentary. Spellbound won the Emmy for Cultural/Artistic Programming and Jeffrey Blitz was nominated for directing. In 2008, it was voted one of the "Top 5" documentaries of all-time by the members of the International Documentary Association.
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