The Last Repair Shop

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https://youtu.be/xttrkgKXtZ4?si=hPfhGo__kgdZQNXs

<The Last Repair Shop>
Since 1959, Los Angeles has been one of the few United States cities to offer and fix musical instruments for its public school students at no cost. Those instruments, numbering around 80,000, are maintained at a Los Angeles downtown warehouse by a handful of craftspeople. The film profiles four of them, each specializing in an orchestra section, as well as students whose lives have been enriched by the repair shop's work. The film concludes with a performance by district alumni.

1.What kind of film did you expect when you first heard of the title of the film, ”The Last Repair Shop”? What words came across to you after watching the film?

2.Can you let us know a new vocabulary you learned from the film?

3.Can you share your favorite scene or story of the film? What it was interesting to you?

4.In what ways does the protagonist's relationship with repairing musical instruments reflect broader themes of craftsmanship and tradition? (How does fixing musical instruments connect to old-fashioned skills and traditions? Why is it important to take care of and pass down musical traditions, like fixing instruments?

5.What do you think about the final scene where the main character plays a musical instrument? What does it mean?