Matthew Heineman

director of “Retrograde”

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Filmmaker Matthew Heineman shares how he made the Jon Batiste doc ‘American Symphony’ with credit cards, stealth Grammy footage, and notes from President Obama.

Stealth Grammy footage and notes from the Obamas are crucial to ‘American Symphony’

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