Searchlight Pictures, L.A. Times Board Doc Short ‘The Last Repair Shop’ From Kris Bowers, Ben Proudfoot
18.10.2023 - 20:37
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Searchlight Pictures and the L.A. Times Studios on Wednesday announced their boarding of The Last Repair Shop, an acclaimed documentary short, which just received two Critics Choice Association nominations and a spot on DOC NYC’s Short List, on the heels of its premiere at Telluride.
Co-directed by Oscar- and Grammy-nominated and Emmy-winning filmmaker and musician Kris Bowers, as well as Oscar winner Ben Proudfoot, the film likely to be put up for awards consideration will become available to stream for free globally November 8th, via the Los Angeles Times’ YouTube channel and latimes.com. Check out a new trailer for the short above.
“We’ve discovered such a special film with The Last Repair Shop, and we’re thrilled to be working with Ben and Kris,” said Searchlight Pictures Presidents David Greenbaum and Matthew Greenfield. “This is the kind of story we need right now, and we are proud to shed light on these extraordinary personal journeys.”
Added Leslie Lindsey, director of development of L.A. Times Studios and supervising producer of L.A. Times Short Docs, “We are thrilled to announce the release of The Last Repair Shop as part of our L.A. Times Short Docs series. Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers are masterful directors who have captured this stunning story about the people whose craftsmanship helps keep instruments in the hands of the city’s students. We can’t wait for people to see it.”
While providing and freely repaired musical instruments to public schoolchildren was once commonplace in the United States, Los Angeles is now one of the last, and by far the largest city to offer the service, having done so continuously since 1959. The short from the duo behind 2021’s Oscar-nominated A Concerto Is a Conversation gra
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