by Arianna Menon

While studying abroad in Italy during his junior year of college, Jordan Ledy couldn't help but notice the voices coming from the TV set during the broadcast of an American show. "They would be speaking fluent Italian, but then Hugh Laurie would pop up and go, 'Oh it's House.' They're like, 'Oh, Dr. House.' Oh my gosh, I can't believe this. Who gave Hugh Laurie this Italian voice? I thought it was really wild," Ledy says.

That started Ledy's interest in dubbing, which played out in front of audiences with his entry It's Better in Italian at the Palm Springs International ShortFest. The short, which provides a behind-the-scenes look at the world of dubbing American movie stars in films for the Italian market, captured two first-place awards for Best Student Film and Best Student Documentary, and runner-up for Best Documentary Short.

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Source: http://www.palmspringslife.com/