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Ben Proudfoot Wins 2nd Oscar In Last Three Years; ‘The Last Repair Shop’ Co-Director Kris Bowers Namechecks John Williams, L.A. Public Schools
Ben Proudfoot claims second Oscar in three years, winning for 'The Last Repair Shop' with co-director Kris Bowers.
The Canadian-born filmmaker and his fellow director Kris Bowers won the Academy Award tonight for their film The Last Repair Shop, the story of craftspeople in Los Angeles who keep 80,000 musical instruments in working order for the city’s public school students. Bowers, a gifted pianist and leading Hollywood composer (Ava DuVernay’s Origin, Green Book, Bob Marley: One Love, The Color Purple) attended LAUSD schools and developed his talent on pianos maintained by one of the technicians profiled in the film. The $15 million campaign, revealed last month at an event at Hollywood High School, will invest in the repair workshop’s skilled craftspeople and support staff, and fund “a student apprenticeship program that will build the next generation of instrument technicians.”
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