American Symphony (2023)
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- PG-13
- 1h 44min
- Documentary, Biography
- 29 Nov 2023 (USA)
- Movie
In this deeply intimate documentary, musician Jon Batiste attempts to compose a symphony as his wife, writer Suleika Jaouad, undergoes cancer treatment.
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Awards:
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 21 wins & 52 nominations.
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Cast
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| Jon Batiste | ... |
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| Lindsey Byrnes | ... |
Self
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| Jonathan Dinklage | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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Suleika Jaouad | ... |
Self
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| Louis Cato | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Stephen Colbert | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Billie Eilish | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Simon Helberg | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Lenny Kravitz | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Trevor Noah | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Questlove | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Joe Saylor | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| James Taylor | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Scott Tixier | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Stevie Wonder | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Directed by
| Matthew Heineman | ||
Produced by
| Jon Batiste | ... | executive producer |
| Lauren Domino | ... | producer |
| Steven Farneth | ... | executive producer |
| David Fialkow | ... | executive producer |
| Nina Sing Fialkow | ... | executive producer (as Nina Fialkow) |
| Gene Gallerano | ... | executive producer |
| Tony Hardmon | ... | co-producer |
| Pagan Danielle Harleman | ... | consulting producer (as Pagan Harleman) |
| Matthew Heineman | ... | producer |
| Suleika Jaouad | ... | executive producer |
| Ryan Lynn | ... | executive producer |
| Julien McCall | ... | co-producer |
| Barak Moffitt | ... | executive producer |
| Barack Obama | ... | executive producer |
| Michelle Obama | ... | executive producer |
| Joedan Okun | ... | producer |
| Andrew Petrilak | ... | co-producer |
| Rianne Pyle | ... | associate producer |
| Marc Robinson | ... | executive producer |
| Daniel Seliger | ... | executive producer |
| Adrian Sinclair | ... | field producer |
| Adrian Luke Sinclair | ... | associate producer |
| Thorsten Thielow | ... | co-producer |
| Imran Vasanwala | ... | field producer |
| Alice Webb | ... | executive producer |
| Charlotte Zonis | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| Jon Batiste | ||
Cinematography by
| Tony Hardmon | ||
| Matthew Heineman | ||
| Clair Popkin | ||
| Thorsten Thielow | ||
Editing by
| Sammy Dane | ||
| Matthew Heineman | ||
| Jim Hession | ||
| Fernando Villegas | ||
Editorial Department
| Miranda Amey | ... | Associate Editor |
| Malique Daniels | ... | additional editor |
| Sheina Dao | ... | Color and Finishing Producer |
| Joe DeGrand | ... | additional editor |
| Sebastian Hernandez | ... | Additional Editing |
| Seth Ricart | ... | Supervising Colorist |
| Derrick Yuen | ... | colorist |
Sound Department
| Smith Anthony | ... | additional sound |
| Andre Artis | ... | additional sound |
| Tristan Baylis | ... | re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor |
| Leslie Bloome | ... | foley artist |
| Ryan Collison | ... | foley mixer |
| Mark Filip | ... | sound effects editor |
| Carl Gaffney | ... | additional sound |
| Tony Hardmon | ... | production sound |
| Nathan Hasz | ... | audio post producer / chief audio engineer: gigantic studios |
| Matthew Heineman | ... | production sound |
| Zaid Noaman | ... | additional sound |
| Tom Paul | ... | re-recording mixer / sound designer |
| Nick Seaman | ... | foley editor |
| Matt Snedecor | ... | sound effects editor |
| Thorsten Thielow | ... | production sound |
| William Tzouris | ... | sound mixer |
| Kevin Wilson | ... | audio post producer |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Peter Ackerman | ... | first assistant camera |
| Chris Angarone | ... | best boy grip |
| Joe Arcidiacono | ... | camera operator / concert supervising director of photography |
| Hallie Arias | ... | second assistant camera |
| Myles Caba | ... | first assistant camera |
| Thom Cameron | ... | first assistant camera |
| Ali Cengiz | ... | first assistant camera |
| Michael Crommett | ... | camera operator |
| Graham Deneen | ... | first assistant camera |
| Brett Dicus | ... | Technical Manager |
| Jessica Dimmock | ... | additional cinematography / camera operator |
| Orlando Duguay | ... | steadicam operator / steadicam |
| Mariam Dwedar | ... | camera operator |
| Jack Foster | ... | gaffer |
| Timothy Grucza | ... | Additional Cinematography (as Tim Grucza) / camera operator (as Tim Grucza) |
| Laura Hudock | ... | camera operator |
| John Keating | ... | first assistant camera |
| Adam Khan | ... | first assistant camera |
| Jason Knobloch | ... | first assistant camera |
| Eric Lichtenstein | ... | first assistant camera |
| Wyatt Maker | ... | second assistant camera |
| Liam A. Miller | ... | first assistant camera: stedicam |
| Carolyn Pender | ... | camera operator |
| Tony Ponte | ... | first assistant camera |
| Clair Popkin | ... | concert supervising director of photography |
| Brendan Poutier | ... | camera operator |
| David Quateman | ... | camera operator |
| Kyle Repka | ... | first assistant camera |
| Joseph Robinson | ... | second assistant camera |
| David Root | ... | first assistant camera |
| Daniel Sanabria | ... | second assistant camera |
| Olivier Sarbil | ... | camera operator |
| Nada Stjepanovic | ... | second assistant camera |
| Neilson Tan | ... | second assistant camera |
| Jeff Taylor | ... | first assistant camera |
| Fernando Villegas | ... | camera operator |
| Ryan Waller | ... | first assistant camera |
| Chris Wiesehahn | ... | key grip |
| Shoshanna Withers | ... | second assistant camera |
| Mo Wolli | ... | second assistant camera |
| Willis Zetter | ... | first assistant camera |
Music Department
| Priya Autrey | ... | music supervisor |
| Ignacio Bonet | ... | music editor |
| Jonathan Dinklage | ... | musician: violin |
| H. Scott Salinas | ... | additional music |
| Neusha Taherian | ... | additional music |
| Scott Tixier | ... | violin solo |
Additional Crew
| Alexandra Abney | ... | production assistant |
| Arina Ahmed | ... | production assistant |
| Joel Antoine | ... | production assistant |
| Alejandro Basalo | ... | production assistant |
| Ivan Basauri | ... | production assistant |
| Shakka Bledman | ... | production assistant |
| Barbara Collins | ... | production assistant |
| Noah Conopask | ... | main title designer |
| Giorgio Ghiotto | ... | production assistant |
| Amy Giordano | ... | production assistant |
| Alonzo Hellerbach | ... | production assistant |
| Narkwor Kwabla | ... | production assistant |
| Dash Kwan | ... | production assistant |
| Malcolm Quinn Silver-Van Meter | ... | production assistant |
| Ryan Miani | ... | production assistant |
| Justin Morris | ... | production accountant |
| Dylan Nathan | ... | production assistant |
| Amy Nicklin | ... | production assistant |
| Frederick Olaleye | ... | production assistant |
| Abel Pasillas | ... | production assistant |
| Kenn Rodriguez | ... | production consultant |
| Eámonn Wrightstone | ... | production assistant |
Thanks
| Cleo Constantine Abram | ... | special thanks |
| Singeli Agnew | ... | special thanks |
| Annik Allen | ... | special thanks |
| Arianna Anderson | ... | special thanks |
| Paul Thomas Anderson | ... | special thanks |
| Dave Appleton | ... | special thanks |
| Nnamdi Asomugha | ... | special thanks |
| Adriana Banta | ... | special thanks |
| John Battsek | ... | special thanks |
| Chana Ben-Dov | ... | special thanks |
| Kathryn Bigelow | ... | special thanks |
| Garrett Bradley | ... | special thanks |
| Lauren Burger | ... | special thanks |
| Jacopo Campaiola | ... | special thanks |
| Jimmy Chin | ... | special thanks |
| Dan Cogan | ... | special thanks |
| Joe Cohen | ... | special thanks |
| Francis Ford Coppola | ... | special thanks |
| Jeanne D'Agostini | ... | special thanks |
| Leslye Davis | ... | special thanks |
| Rachel Davis | ... | special thanks |
| Dimitri Doganis | ... | special thanks |
| Mikey Eberle | ... | special thanks |
| Bennett Elliott | ... | special thanks |
| Philipp Engelhorn | ... | special thanks |
| Jane Ferguson | ... | special thanks |
| Chris Fischer | ... | special thanks |
| Kieran Fitzgerald | ... | special thanks |
| Benjamin Freemantle | ... | special thanks |
| Liz Garbus | ... | special thanks |
| Alex Gibney | ... | special thanks |
| Sergio Giralt | ... | special thanks |
| Julie Goldman | ... | special thanks |
| Jorie Graham | ... | special thanks |
| Kitty Green | ... | special thanks |
| Benjamin Grinnell | ... | special thanks |
| Matthew Hamachek | ... | special thanks |
| David Handlin | ... | special thanks |
| Sean Havey | ... | special thanks |
| Chris Hegedus | ... | special thanks |
| Ben Heineman | ... | special thanks |
| Zach Heineman | ... | special thanks |
| Ron Howard | ... | special thanks |
| Dan Janvey | ... | special thanks |
| Janusz Kaminski | ... | special thanks |
| Jon Kasbe | ... | special thanks |
| Ross Kauffman | ... | special thanks |
| Maria Kaufman | ... | special thanks |
| Steve Kaufman | ... | special thanks |
| Saar Klein | ... | special thanks |
| Daniel Koehler | ... | special thanks |
| Evan Krauss | ... | special thanks |
| Bart Layton | ... | special thanks |
| Jonathan Elliot Levy | ... | special thanks (as Jonathan Levy) |
| Jeff Long | ... | special thanks |
| Samantha Long | ... | special thanks |
| Lexie Lowell | ... | special thanks |
| George Lucas | ... | special thanks |
| Renata Luczak | ... | special thanks |
| Joey Marra | ... | special thanks |
| Caitlin McNally | ... | special thanks |
| Alfred Megally | ... | special thanks |
| Jenna Millman | ... | special thanks |
| Dale Mnookin | ... | special thanks |
| Walter Murch | ... | special thanks |
| Leslie Norville | ... | special thanks |
| Griffin Okun | ... | special thanks |
| Jenny Okun | ... | special thanks |
| Miles Okun | ... | special thanks |
| Lizzie Presser | ... | special thanks |
| Alex Pritz | ... | special thanks |
| Kellen Quinn | ... | special thanks |
| Damien Quintard | ... | special thanks |
| Gabe Rhodes | ... | special thanks |
| Issa Ricart | ... | special thanks |
| Saadia Ricart | ... | special thanks |
| Robert Richardson | ... | special thanks |
| Belle Roman | ... | special thanks |
| Richard Rowley | ... | special thanks |
| Victoria Ruskin | ... | special thanks |
| Christine Russell | ... | special thanks |
| Peter Sacks | ... | special thanks |
| Amy Schumer | ... | special thanks |
| Phyllis Segal | ... | special thanks |
| Charles Sennott | ... | special thanks |
| Greg Shapiro | ... | special thanks |
| Elian Shields | ... | special thanks |
| Simone Shields | ... | special thanks |
| Dan Shulman | ... | special thanks |
| Candy Shweder | ... | special thanks |
| Rick Shweder | ... | special thanks |
| Luke Silver-Greenberg | ... | special thanks |
| John Sloss | ... | special thanks |
| Gershion Piper Stein | ... | special thanks |
| Jake Swantko | ... | special thanks |
| Walter Teller | ... | special thanks |
| Leah Natasha Thomas | ... | special thanks |
| Alexandra Trustman | ... | special thanks |
| Scott Upshur | ... | special thanks |
| Shane Valentino | ... | special thanks |
| Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi | ... | special thanks |
| Jerome Vascellaro | ... | special thanks |
| Mary Vascellaro | ... | special thanks |
| Chloë Walters-Wallace | ... | special thanks (as Chloe Walters Wallace) |
| Nanfu Wang | ... | special thanks |
| Pax Wassermann | ... | special thanks |
| Tim Watson | ... | special thanks |
| Ryan Werner | ... | special thanks |
| Ben Wescoe | ... | special thanks |
| Adam White | ... | special thanks |
| Marc Whitmore | ... | special thanks |
| Cameron Yates | ... | special thanks |
| Tom Yellin | ... | special thanks |
| Grace Zahrah | ... | special thanks |
| Liz Ziebarth | ... | special thanks |
| David Zieff | ... | special thanks |
| Ida Ziniti | ... | special thanks |
| Chad Zodrow | ... | special thanks |
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In 2022, musician Jon Batiste finds himself the most celebrated artist of the year with eleven Grammy nominations including Album of the Year. In the midst of that triumph John embarks on his most ambitious challenge to date, composing an original symphony. This trajectory was upended when Batiste's life partner best-selling author Suleika Jaouad learns that her long-dormant cancer has returned. |
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Did You Know?
| Movie Connections | Featured in 2024 EE BAFTA Film Awards (2024). See more » |
| Soundtracks | It Never Went Away See more » |
| Quotes |
Jon Batiste:
Growing up in New Orleans, music was always a part of the family. My dad was my first musical mentor. My mother, she really believed in classical piano as a foundation. "Know your craft.Do your thing." And at one point,I had to decide. Stay. Find my way as a musician back home, or go to college and do something. So that's how I ended up at Julliard. See more » |