Halifax filmmaker Ben Proudfoot reacts to his nomination for another Academy Award for his film The Last Repair Shop. The film, directed by Proudfoot and Kris Bowers, won the best short documentary award at a recent ceremony. The Last Repair Shop focuses on a Los Angeles workshop that provides free instruments and repairs to public school students, highlighting the importance of music education.
We check in with Halifax filmmaker Ben Proudfoot to get his reaction to being nominated for another Academy Award , this time for The Last Repair Shop . – Jan 29, 2024The 33-year-old and his co-director Kris Bowers won the best short documentary trophy for “ The Last Repair Shop ” at a star-studded ceremony Sunday that included a spirited performance of the “Barbie” power ballad “I’m Just Ken” by Canadian actor Ryan Gosling.
“This is such a victory for arts and music education in Los Angeles and around the world. We are absolutely thrilled, and we are very hopeful that this will mark a new chapter for music education.” “The Last Repair Shop” tells the story of a Los Angeles workshop that offers free instruments, and free repairs, to public school students.“L.A. is one of the last cities in America to give public school students free and freely repaired instruments. We need to fix that because musical education isn’t just about creating incredible musicians, it’s about creating incredible humans,” Bowers said during the acceptance speec
Halifax Filmmaker Ben Proudfoot Academy Award The Last Repair Shop Short Documentary Kris Bowers Los Angeles Workshop Free Instruments Repairs Public School Students Music Education
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