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Make a quick pit stop to catch a MOTORCYCLE MARY screening near you! TORONTO MOTORCYCLE 📅: October 4, October 24 📍: Toronto / Calgary, Canada https://lnkd.in/gfjrWaMq ROCKY MOUNTAIN WOMEN’S Block 4 📅: October 19 📍: Colorado Springs, CO https://lnkd.in/gAu6zdMT SAN DIEGO DocuDrama 📅: October 19, October 20 📍: San Diego, CA https://lnkd.in/gUZsyhnW HOT SPRINGS Shorts Program: The Natural State 📅: October 20 📍: Hot Springs, AR 📢: Director Haley Watson in attendance. https://lnkd.in/gsX4PVKn NEWPORT BEACH Action Sports Shorts 📅: October 20 📍: Newport Beach, CA https://lnkd.in/gqP_FKKH CHICAGO Documentary Shorts: Near and Far 📅: October 23 📍: Chicago, IL https://lnkd.in/gQCPuHvx #MotorcycleMary #StayCalmTwistTheThrottle

We are beyond thrilled to announce our partnership with Netflix in bringing THE TURNAROUND to audiences everywhere on October 18th. Mark your calendars! When the Philadelphia Phillies’ newly-signed $300M baseball star spirals into a deeply unpopular career-worst rut, an everyman fan who struggles with his mental health comes up with an unlikely plan to turn the player, the team and the city around: Don’t boo. Give him a standing ovation. Thank you to our incredible partners at Higher Ground, Major League Baseball (MLB) and Cookie Jar & A Dream Studios, and the entire filmmaking team: Director: Kyle Thrash Co-director: Ben Proudfoot Producers: Nicholas Ruff Josh Rosenberg Editor: Dillon Hayes Cinematographer: David Bolen Colorist: Stephen Derluguian Supervising Sound Editor & Re-Recording Mixer: Sean Higgins Composer: Ari Balouzian AND MORE! The film joins 3 other short docs acquired by Netflix: MAKAYLA’S VOICE: A LETTER TO THE WORLD dir. Julio Palacio, prod. Sam Hanson, Sasha Levinson, Julio Palacio THE ONLY GIRL IN THE ORCHESTRA dir. Molly O’ Brien, prod. Molly O’ Brien, Lisa Remington JULIA’S STEPPING STONES dir. Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert

🎙️ NEW ROUGH CUT PODCAST episode feat. filmmaker and curator Stephanie Owens and Oscar-winning director Ben Proudfoot. In our latest from Rough Cut Pod, Stephanie and Ben chat about the art of the short documentary and take us on a journey through Ben’s unique career path from magician to celebrated filmmaker and founder/CEO of Breakwater Studios. This is a must-listen episode for anyone who loves short documentaries, and for those who follow their curiosity and embrace the twists and turns of creative work! Listen, watch, or read at https://lnkd.in/gfsXxqBS. 🎧 📺 📓 Rough Cut Podcast is a monthly series featured in Rough Cut Magazine, VC’s digital mag for and by industry thought leaders, doc filmmakers, and video journalists across the world. New episodes drop the first Tuesday of each month!

It’s nice to be nice sometimes. ⚾ Read about it here: https://lnkd.in/g89aw_3R

Join us for a screening of The Last Repair Shop at the breathtaking Union Station Los Angeles. It's free! 📅: September 7 🕘: 7 PM - 10 PM 📍: Union Station Los Angeles Historic Ticket Concourse 📢: Program includes the screening, a conversation with the cast and crew, and a musical performance. 🔗 Visit https://lnkd.in/gi5-qcPZ to RSVP and learn more! #MetroArtPresents #TheLastRepairShop #ALittleMusicGoesALongWay

"The Final Copy of Ilon Specht" was awarded Best Documentary at Hollyshorts. Bursting with gratitude for HollyShorts Film Festival, The Documentary Channel, and Company 3 for recognizing this special film and honoring the late Ilon Specht, her life and her legacy. And a big special thanks to our filmmaking team, our producer Rachel Greenwald and our partners at L'Oréal, McCann Worldgroup, and TRAVERSE32. None of this would be possible without you. photo credit: The Documentary Channel and Hollyshorts

Thank you for this beautiful gift, Cooke Optics! ❤️, your friends at Breakwater.

Local friends! THE FINAL COPY OF ILON SPECHT has been selected to play at HollyShorts! Join us for a weeknight screening in the heart of Hollywood, followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers. Program: Documentary II 📅: Thursday, August 15 🕘: 5:00 PM 📍: TCL Chinese 6 Theatre, 6801 Hollywood Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90028 Purchase tickets here: https://lnkd.in/gx7TQKrM

Last week, we celebrated the life and legacy of Ilon Specht, the radical creative genius behind L’Oréal Paris’ iconic tagline, "Because I'm Worth It." This groundbreaking idea, crafted in 1973 when Ilon was a young copywriter at McCann New York, not only revolutionized advertising in the beauty category but also became a powerful feminist statement. We paid tribute to Ilon by sharing a moving documentary by two-time Academy Award® winner Ben Proudfoot, “The Final Copy of Ilon Specht” and heard more of Ilon’s story from those who knew her best, including her children, Alison Case and Brady Case, as well as her family, friends and former colleagues. Thank you to The Paley Center for Media and She Runs It for participating in this very special event, and to Ilon’s family and everyone who joined us, took part in the discussion, and helped make this such a memorable night.

School’s out for summer, and that means it’s a busy time at THE LAST REPAIR SHOP! At the end of every school year, the Los Angeles Unified School District's Music Repair Shop receives musical instruments by the truck load from music teachers all over the school district, each one in need of a unique tune up or repair. These instruments are fixed by a small but dedicated team of highly skilled craftspeople who work tirelessly to return them in prime condition by the end of summer break — all at zero cost to the students and their families. This is where your donations to “The Last Repair Shop Fund” will make an impact! Each and every dollar supports the shop by upgrading equipment as well as providing training to new staff through an apprenticeship program that will ensure the future of this wonderful program. To donate, go to www.thelastrepairshop.com #TheLastRepairShop #ALittleMusicGoesALongWay #InstrumentRepair #MusicRepair