Doug Atchison
October 20, 1974 · 51 years old
Doug Atchison is an American motion picture director and screenwriter. He received the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Nicholl Fellowship for Akeelah and the Bee in 2000. After winning the Nicholl Fellowship, former ICM superagent Lou Pitt guided Doug's screenplay into production in par…
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Akeelah and the Bee
2006 · 1h 52m · Movie
Akeelah, a young gifted girl, comes from a dysfunctional family and is on the verge of quitting school. She discovers that she has a high aptitude for spellings and enters a spelling bee contest.
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Brian Banks
2019 · 1h 39m · Movie
A football player's dreams to play in the NFL are halted when he is wrongly convicted and sent to prison. Years later, he fights to clear his name within an unjust system.
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