The Last Repair Shop

2/16/202440m

Theatrical Release (US)

Overview:

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. Meet four unforgettable characters whose broken-and-repaired lives have been dedicated to bringing so much more than music to the schoolchildren of this city.

Director:

Ben Proudfoot

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

lgbt
documentary short

Cast

Dana Atkinson

~ as ~

Self

Duane Michaels

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Self

Paty Moreno

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Self

Steve Bagmanyan

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Self

Ken Burget

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Self - The Piano Tuner

Vincent Womack

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Self - L.A.U.S.D. Music Teacher Since 19987

Boris Karloff

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The Monster (archive footage) (uncredited)

Tom Parker

~ as ~

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Elvis Presley

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Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 1 year(s) ago
7
This is quite an engaging documentary that introduces us to four specialist technicians who maintain some of the musical instruments that are provided free to pupils in the Los Angeles school system. Prefaced by a few words from each of the children who benefit from the violins, tubas, pianos and saxophones to name but a few, we then meet four of the people - from a variety of interesting, sometimes quite traumatic, backgrounds - as they show us just how meticulously they work to keep these instruments alive and useful. To be honest, I could have been doing with just a little more performance from the would-be students, but these characters who put their heart and soul into preserving these musical tools come across as dedicated and passionate. The same can be said for the students - especially the young violinist at the start whose smile just about says it all. We end with a rousing section from the alumni of students who have benefitted over the years and this is a fine testament to the role of music in an education system that doesn't just focus on the academic.