Halifax-raised filmmaker Ben Proudfoot has scored an Oscar nomination for the documentary short A Concerto is a Conversation. Proudfoot, 30, is nominated alongside American composer Kris Bowers, who co-directed and is also featured in the film. Oscar-nominated filmmaker Ava DuVernay is an executive producer on the doc, which follows Bowers as he tracks his family's lineage. q 18:50 Emmy-winning composer Kris Bowers on self-doubt and his new short film A Concerto is a ConversationThe film was produced by Proudfoot's California-based Breakwater Studios. Proudfoot has directed or produced dozens of original short films.

Source: CBC News March 15, 2021 14:15 UTC