#ThreeGoodThings #3goodthings
1) Needed support from my boss for a hard step, and got even more than I expected.
2) Mostly done packing my main office for this week’s move.
3) Spouse falling asleep rewatching #AmericanSymphony and there’s so much joy and kindness in the face of challenges and scary stuff in that documentary. ❤️
"Why be jealous of anything, ever?
Be you." —Jon Batiste #AmericanSymphony
Oscars: Billie Eilish, Ryan Gosling and Jon Batiste to Perform Nominated Original Songs

Eilish will be joined by brother Finneas O'Connell, while Mark Ronson, Becky G and Scott George and the Osage Singers will also take the stage at the Dolby Theatre.

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Should I Watch..? 'American Symphony' (2023)

This powerful documentary examines music, love and strength via one man's extraordinary year of highs and lows. Benjamin Cox looks at the documentary behind a singular artistic vision, Jon Batiste.

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If you haven’t seen American Symphony, you should. Love, music, sickness and faith in a touching & powerful documentary. #AmericanSymphony
Deadline’s Doc Talk Debates: Is The Documentary World Really “Reeling” Over The Oscar Nominations?

This week on Deadline’s 'Doc Talk' podcast: A panel of experts debate about whether the documentary world really is “reeling” over the Oscar nominations.

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Podcast: Jon Batiste on Oscar-Nominated Song “It Never Went Away,” ‘American Symphony’ Oscar Snub and Grammys

In front of an audience at Chapman University, the Grammy-winning songwriter and Oscar-winning composer reflects on his legendary New Orleans music family, waging war against genres and being featured in and writing an original song for Matthew Heineman's Netflix documentary feature.

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Doc World Is Reeling From Oscar Nominations and What They Might Mean for the Struggling Sector: ‘There Is This Resentment Towards Certain Kinds of Success’
#Variety #Awards #Features #News #AmericanSymphony #DocumentariestoWatch #Oscar

https://variety.com/2024/film/awards/fallout-oscar-documentary-nominations-what-they-might-mean-1235893537/

Doc World Is Reeling From Oscar Nominations and What They Might Mean

Leaders in the documentary community are struggling to make sense of this year's Oscar nominations and what it might mean for the struggling sector

Variety

Jon Batiste on Being a Dual Grammys and Oscars Contender — Again! — and the Marital Lullabies That Clicked With Both Academies
#Variety #News #AmericanSymphony #Grammys #JonBatiste #Oscars

https://variety.com/2024/music/news/jon-batiste-grammys-oscars-american-symphony-1235895394/

Jon Batiste on Being Nominated for Both Grammys and Oscars ... Again

Jon Batiste talks about what's clicked with both the Grammys and the Oscars, as he's up for six of the former and has a best song nom for the latter.

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Academy Crosses Borders To Deliver Varied List Of Best Feature Documentary Candidates

Oscar documentary branch voters can’t be accused of parochialism. They ventured far and wide to select their shortlist of feature documentaries for 2023, tapping films from countries as varied as a…

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