Halifax-born filmmaker Ben Proudfoot says it\u2019s \u201chard to believe\u201d he\u2019s now a two-time Oscar winner.<\/p>\n
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The 33-year-old and his co-director Kris Bowers received one of the best brief documentary trophy for \u201cThe Last Repair Shop\u201d at a star-studded ceremony Sunday that included a spirited efficiency of the \u201cBarbie\u201d energy ballad \u201cI\u2019m Just Ken\u201d by Canadian actor Ryan Gosling.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt feels absolutely incredible,\u201d Proudfoot stated on name from Los Angeles shortly after the win.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis 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.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Last Repair Shop\u201d tells the story of a Los Angeles workshop that gives free devices, and free repairs, to public faculty college students.<\/p>\n
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\u201cL.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\u2019t just about creating incredible musicians, it\u2019s about creating incredible humans,\u201d Bowers stated throughout the acceptance speech.<\/p>\n
\nCongratulations to Halifax filmmaker, Ben Proudfoot, on his second Oscar win, this time for Best Documentary Short Film for \u201cThe Last Repair Shop.\u201d You are inspiring folks all over the world and right here at residence together with your storytelling. pic.twitter.com\/8X9YyimZRc<\/a><\/p>\n
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This marks Proudfoot\u2019s second Oscar after profitable a trophy in 2022 for the brief doc \u201cThe Queen of Basketball,\u201d in regards to the late basketball trailblazer Lusia (Lucy) Harris.<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\u201cI could never have imagined it,\u201d Proudfoot stated about profitable one other Academy Award.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut the films we make are really designed to lift up people and lift up perspectives that don\u2019t get enough attention, and these awards represent a flood of stories that other people find important.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Proudfoot and Bowers have been joined on stage by Porche Brinker, an 11-year-old violinist who seems within the movie.<\/p>\n
\u201cPorche was over the moon. She was thrilled. It was an incredible moment out of my wildest dreams,\u201d stated Proudfoot.<\/p>\n
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Proudfoot added that he and the movie\u2019s crew deliberate to rejoice at Vanity Fair\u2019s Oscars after-party. He additionally deliberate to return to Halifax to rejoice in his hometown.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m coming back for a very large donair soon.\u201d<\/p>\n
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