Documentary about LAUSD’s musical instrument repair shop wins Oscar

The Los Angeles Times took home its first Oscar Sunday night for “‘The Last Repair Shop,” a film about four people who repair and service instruments for music students across LAUSD. 

The largest of its kind in the country, the shop maintains roughly 80,000 instruments, the Los Angeles Times reported 

“Music education isn’t just about creating incredible musicians — it’s about creating incredible human beings,” said Kris Bowers, one of the film’s directors, who won Sunday’s award for documentary short, the Los Angeles Times reported.