Doug Atchison is an American

United States

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 motion picture

Film

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 director

Film director

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 and screenwriter

Screenwriter

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. He received the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Nicholl Fellowship for Akeelah and the Bee

Akeelah and the Bee

Akeelah and the Bee is a 2006 American drama film written and directed by Doug Atchison. It tells the story of Akeelah Anderson, portrayed by Keke Palmer, an 11-year-old girl who participates in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, her mother, portrayed by Angela Bassett, schoolmates, and also her...

in 2000.

After winning the Nicholl Fellowship, former ICM

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 superagent Lou Pitt guided Doug's screenplay

Screenplay

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 into production in partnership with Lions Gate Entertainment

Lions Gate Entertainment

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, 2929 Entertainment

2929 Entertainment

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, and Starbucks

Starbucks

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 Productions. Akeelah and the Bee went on to become a critical and modest commercial success, which launched Atchison's career. In 2006, Atchison entered into a three-picture deal with The Weinstein Company

The Weinstein Company

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Atchison graduated from the University of Southern California

University of Southern California

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's School of Cinema-Television

USC School of Cinematic Arts

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Filmography

• Ellen's Father (1990)
• The Pornographer
  The Pornographer
  The Pornographer is a 2001 French drama film directed and written by Bertrand Bonello who co-wrote music score with Laurie Markovitch. The film features explicit sexual scenes by pornographic actress Ovidie...
  
  (1999)
• Akeelah and the Bee
  Akeelah and the Bee
  Akeelah and the Bee is a 2006 American drama film written and directed by Doug Atchison. It tells the story of Akeelah Anderson, portrayed by Keke Palmer, an 11-year-old girl who participates in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, her mother, portrayed by Angela Bassett, schoolmates, and also her...
  
  (2006)
• The Throwback (2011)