Spelling the Dream

Spelling the Dream
Film poster
Directed bySam Rega
Written by
  • Sam Rega
  • Chris Weller
Produced by
  • Sam Rega
  • Chris Weller
Edited bySam Rega
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • June 3, 2020 (2020-06-03)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Spelling the Dream is a 2020 documentary film directed by Sam Rega and written by Sam Rega and Chris Weller. The premise of the film revolves around competitive spelling bees, which have been dominated by Indian-Americans in recent times.[1][2] The film follows the life of four kids: Akash Vukoti, Tejas Muthusamy, Ashrita Gandhari and Shourav Dasari.[3] The film also features interviews with Jacques Bailly, Kevin Negandhi, Sanjay Gupta, Fareed Zakaria, Hari Kondabolu, Valerie Browning, Srinivas Ayyagari, and Pawan Dhingra.[3]

  1. ^ "Stream It Or Skip It: 'Spelling the Dream' on Netflix, the Story of Indian-American Kids Who Rock the Scripps Spelling Bee". Decider. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  2. ^ Lee, Benjamin (4 June 2020). "Spelling the Dream review – slight but charming Netflix documentary". The Guardian. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  3. ^ a b Poorvaja, S. (June 2, 2020). "'Spelling the Dream' review: How do you spell 's-u-c-c-e-s-s'?". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X.