Movie Info

American Symphony

Early in 2022, multi-instrumentalist 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, Jon is immersed in his most ambitious challenge yet: composing American Symphony, an original symphony that reimagines the traditions of the classical form, bringing together an expansive and inclusive diaspora of music for a performance at storied Carnegie Hall. This extraordinary trajectory is upended when Batiste's life partner -- best-selling author Suleika Jaouad -- learns that her long-dormant cancer has returned. In the intimate AMERICAN SYMPHONY, Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning director Matthew Heineman (Cartel Land, The First Wave, Retrograde) delivers a portrait of two inimitable artists at a crossroads and a profound meditation on art, love, and the creative process.

• Genre: Documentary   Music  

• Original Language: English

• Director: Matthew Heineman

• Producer: Matthew Heineman Lauren Domino Joedan Okun

• Release Date (Theaters): Nov 24, 2023 limited

• Release Date (Streaming): Nov 29, 2023

• Runtime: 1h 40m

• Distributor: Matthew Heineman

• Production Co: Our Time Projects Mercury Studios Higher Ground Productions

• Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

CAST & CREW

Jon Batiste

Suleika Jaouad

Matthew Heineman

Matthew Heineman

Lauren Domino

Joedan Okun