A Concerto Is a Conversation
{{Short description|2021 film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = A Concerto Is a Conversation
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| director = Ben Proudfoot
Kris Bowers
| producer = Ava DuVernay (executive producer)
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| music = Kris Bowers
| studio = Breakwater Studios
| distributor = The New York Times
| released = {{film date|2021|1|28|Sundance}}
| runtime = 13 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
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A Concerto Is a Conversation is a 2021 American short documentary film directed by Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers.
Summary
The 13-minute film centers on Bowers's conversations with his 92-year-old entrepreneur grandfather about personal and family history.Matthew Carey, [https://deadline.com/2021/03/a-concerto-is-a-conversation-directors-ben-proudfoot-kris-bowers-documentary-interview-news-1234707958/ "Grandfather, Grandson: Two Generations Meet Face To Face In Oscar-Shortlisted ‘A Concerto Is A Conversation’"]. Deadline Hollywood, March 5, 2021.
Production
Accolades
The film won the Audience Award for Short Films at the 2021 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.Pat Mullen, [http://povmagazine.com/blog/view/dear-future-children-wins-audience-award-at-hot-docs "Dear Future Children Wins Audience Award at Hot Docs"]. Point of View, May 10, 2021.
It was nominated for Best Documentary Short Subject at the 93rd Academy Awards.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/mar/15/the-full-list-of-2021-oscar-nominations |title=The full list of 2021 Oscars nominations |work=The Guardian |date=March 15, 2021 |access-date=March 15, 2021}}[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvgx8o_Sqsw "Colette" Wins Best Documentary Short Subject | 93rd Oscars][https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2021 2021|Oscars.org]
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000007461606/a-concerto-is-a-conversation.html A Concerto Is a Conversation] at The New York Times
- {{IMDb title|13793326|A Concerto Is a Conversation}}
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Category:2021 short documentary films
Category:American documentary films
Category:Documentary films about African Americans
Category:2020s English-language films
Category:The New York Times films
Category:English-language short documentary films
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