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(dir. Kris Bowers and Ben Proudfoot)
In a warehouse in the heart of Los Angeles, a dwindling handful of devoted craftspeople maintain more than 80,000 student musical instruments, the largest remaining workshop in America of its kind.
Editor’s Note: This film won the Oscar for best documentary short for the 2024 Academy Awards.
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