“The same week as we found out that Suleika’s leukemia had come back [was] the same week I found out I was nominated for 11 Grammys.” Award-winning musician jon batiste & director Matthew Heineman tell me about triumph over tragedy in their new film American Symphony.

We love y'all. 'American Symphony’ is a raw, intimate portrait of our lives that speaks to the healing power of love and creativity. We are grateful to team up with Matthew Heineman, Netflix and Barack Obama and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground Productions to share this story. Coming…

Congratulations to jon batiste Matthew Heineman and the entire American Symphony team on these wins! American Symphony release November 29 on Netflix

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Found this to be incredibly moving and very tough to watch. How it's not even nominated for the Oscars I do not know 🤦🏼‍♂️

Matthew Heineman's best yet. Highly recommended.

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Paul Thomas Anderson Moderates Q&A for Oscar-Shortlisted Doc ‘Retrograde,’ Hailing It as “a Great Film” (Exclusive Video) hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-n…

Paul Thomas Anderson, thank you for your support of RETROGRADE. Deeply grateful 🙏🏼

RETROGRADE now available to stream on Disney+ worldwide. Please share with friends 🙏

Deeply honored by this recognition for RETROGRADE from the Directors Guild. Grateful for my amazing team that made this film possible and huge congrats to the other nominees that have inspired me with their incredible films Sara Dosa #LauraPoitras Roher #ShaunakSen 🙏🏻

Best Director

Chinonye Chukwu – “Till” (Orion/United Artists Releasing)
Lukas Dhont – “Close” (A24)
Todd Field – “Tár” (Focus Features)
Matthew Heineman – “Retrograde” (National Geographic)
S.S. Rajamouli – “RRR” (Variance Films)

My Top 10 Films of 2022

1. Close
2. RRR
3. Holy Spider
4. Tár
5. Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
6. Bones and All
7. Women Talking
8. Retrograde
9. Everything Everywhere All at Once
10. Till

Check out the rest of my ballot on Variety

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To celebrate RETROGRADE making the Shortlist for Best Doc Feature at the 95th Oscars, Nat Geo Channel will be re-airing the film tonight 1/7 at 11pm ET. The film is also streaming on Disney+ and Hulu so please check it out if you have a chance + help us SPREAD THE WORD.