Akeelah and the Bee Film Still - Angela Bassett and Keke Palmer

AFI Movie Club: AKEELAH AND THE BEE

A director on the AFI Board of Trustees, Todd Wagner and his 2929 Productions helped produce the inspiring tale of AKEELAH AND THE BEE (2006), which stars Academy Award®- and Emmy®-nominated actress Angela Bassett alongside Oscar® nominee and Emmy® winner Laurence Fishburne (her third collaboration with him) and Keke Palmer. On October 9, 2021, AFI will...
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