Deadline’s Doc Talk Podcast: Directors Ben Proudfoot & Kris Bowers Return To Oscar Contention With Music-Infused ‘The Last Repair Shop’
deadline.comIn a hidden corner of Los Angeles, a small group of people toil in obscurity, tending to broken pegs, stuck valves, clogged tubing and damaged keys – all to restore musical instruments to perfect working order for the city’s public-school students.
These dedicated professionals are used to going about their work without any public recognition, but they get their due in the short documentary The Last Repair Shop, from filmmakers Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers.
The co-directors join the new episode of Deadline’s Doc Talk podcast to discuss their film, which recently made the Oscar shortlist of nonfiction shorts remaining in contention for the Academy Award.
Bowers also made the Oscar shortlist with his score for The Color Purple. He has become one of the most sought-after composers in Hollywood, with credits that include Green Book and Ava DuVernay’s Origin.
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