WQXR-FM Sparks Oscar-Nominated Short
Best Documentary Short Subject category is sweet music for Joe's Violin.
Kahane Cooperman, the longtime former executive producer of The Daily Show With Jon Stewart and, more recently, co-curator of 2016 Amazon series The New Yorker Presents, has a date with the Academy Awards. Her film Joe’s Violin is among this year’s nominees for Best Documentary Short Subject.
Inspiring intro by @edhelms at our LA premiere- “The power of music can’t be overstated.” https://t.co/WcqMdoxaML pic.twitter.com/PftJ4AAUKN
— Joe’s Violin (@JoesViolin) January 19, 2017
Here’s how the short was pitched on Kickstarter, where just under $50,000 was raised:
A Holocaust survivor donates his violin to an instrument drive, changing the life of a 12-year-old girl in the Bronx.
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