Directed by Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers and co-distributed by L.A. Times Studios and Searchlight, the charming “The Last Repair Shop” took home the prize in the documentary short category at the Oscars on Sunday, March 10.
The Los Angeles Unified School District Education Foundation will launch “The Last Repair Shop Fund,” a $15 million capital campaign to invest in the future of its previously unsung Musical Instrument Repair Shop, including a student apprenticeship program that will build the next generation of instrument technicians.
“The Last Repair Shop,” directed by Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers, and produced by Proudfoot, Bowers, Jeremy Lambert, and Josh Rosenberg, is one of the best short documentaries that I’ve ever seen — and I’ve seen a lot.