Movie
American Symphony
Overview
Musician Jon Batiste attempts to compose a symphony as his wife, writer Suleika Jaouad, undergoes cancer treatment.
Details
- Release date
- 2023-11-24
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Genres
- Documentary, Music
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Our Time Projects, Higher Ground, Mercury Studios
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Jon Batiste as Self
- Suleika Jaouad as Self
- Lindsey Byrnes as Self
- Anna Wintour as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Jonathan Dinklage as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Louis Cato as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Stephen Colbert as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Billie Eilish as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Simon Helberg as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Lenny Kravitz as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Trevor Noah as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Questlove as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Crew
- Matthew Heineman - Director
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