Back in 2003, at the Melbourne International Film Festival, young Australian filmmaker Genevieve Bailey remembers being captivated by a screening of Jeffrey Blitz's Oscar-nominated documentary, Spellbound. The film follows eight young contenders, of varied ethnicity and social status, competing at the top annual Spelling Bee in the Us. Gripping, funny and poignant, the film was a critical hit when it was released, and really struck a chord with Bailey, who cites it as a large part of the inspiration behind her documentary, I Am Eleven, which is appropriately set to premiere at the Melbourne International Film Festival.