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Shorts in Focus: Breakwater Studios

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5 films in package
ink & paper
Side-by-side letterpress and paper shops in Los Angeles struggle to survive in the modern world.
That's My Jazz
A Concerto is a Conversation
A virtuoso jazz pianist and film composer tracks his family’s lineage through his 91-year-old grandfather from Jim Crow Florida to the Walt Disney Concert Hall.
The Queen of Basketball
An Oscar®- winning portrait of Lucy Harris, who scored the first basket in women’s Olympic history and was the first and only woman officially drafted into the N.B.A.
The Best Chef in the World
The French Laundry, run by legendary chef Thomas Keller, has often been recognized as the best restaurant in the world, but few know the story of its original founder, Sally Schmitt.
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Join us for the first year of CIFF’s new “Shorts in Focus” program where we celebrate a filmmaker or organization for their work in the field of short films. This year we honor Oscar® winner Ben Proudfoot and his Breakwater Studios as we share a retrospective of their work including the Oscar®- winning, “Queen of Basketball” and their newest short film, “The Best Chef in the World.” Ben and members of his team will also join us for a post-film Q&A to discuss their work and how they’ve managed to turn making impactful and diverse short film documentaries into a sustainable and thriving film studio.

A virtuoso jazz pianist and film composer tracks his family’s lineage through his 91-year-old grandfather from Jim Crow Florida to the Walt Disney Concert Hall.


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  • Year
    2020
  • Runtime
    13 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    USA
  • Premiere
    Cleveland Premiere (Minimum Requirement)
  • Director
    Ben Proudfoot, Kris Bowers
  • Screenwriter
    n/a
  • Producer
    Ben Proudfoot, Jeremy Lambert, Kris Bowers
  • Cast
    Kris Bowers, Horace Bowers, Sr.
  • Cinematographer
    Brandon Somerhalder
  • Editor
    Lukas Dong
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