A Concerto is a Conversation has been shortlisted for the Academy Awards. The film is executive produced by Ava Duvernay, and directed by Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers. It follows a virtuoso jazz pianist and film composer, Kris Bowers, and his family history. The center of the story is his 91-year-old grandfather who was born in Florida during Jim Crow, and his rise to playing at the Walt Disney Concert Hall.
