An Oscar changed everything for this public school instrument repair shop
The Last Repair Shop tells the story of the L.A. Unified School District's Musical Instrument Repair Shop, where 11 technicians service about 6,000 instruments each year for more than 1,300 schools across the city.
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![HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 10: (L-R) Porché Brinker, Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers accept the Best Documentary Short Film award for "The Last Repair Shop" onstage during the 96th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 10, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) Two men in black suits with bowties stand on a stage next to a young girl in a frilly lavender dress. One man is holding and Oscar and pointing up.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7149759.1710956995!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/2074553736.jpg)
The Last Repair Shop tells the story of the L.A. Unified School District's Musical Instrument Repair Shop, where 11 technicians service about 6,000 instruments each year for more than 1,300 schools across the city.