Watch the trailer for new John Lennon and Yoko Ono documentary, ‘One to One’
A new trailer has arrived for the documentary One to One: John and Yoko, which explores the relationship between John Lennon and Yoko Ono following the end of The Beatles.
After conquering the music industry with The Beatles, Lennon moved to New York City with Yoko and started a fresh chapter of his life. While this period has previously been examined in many different documentaries and books, One to One: John and Yoko is special because it features footage from Lennon’s performance at Madison Square Garden in 1972.
At this stage of his career, Lennon had stopped playing live and had no plans to return to the stage, but decided to make a rare appearance at Madison Square Garden to raise vital funds for children with special needs. It marked the only time he would perform a full concert after leaving The Beatles.
One to One: John and Yoko also boasts the approval of Lennon’s family with Sean Ono Lennon contributing newly remixed music and serving as an executive producer on the film.
The official synopsis reads: “On August 30, 1972, in New York City, John Lennon played his only full-length show after leaving The Beatles, the ‘One to One’ benefit concert at Madison Square Garden, a rollicking, dazzling performance from him and Yoko Ono… By 1971 the couple was newly arrived in the United States — living in a tiny apartment in Greenwich Village and watching a huge amount of American television.”
It continues: “The film uses a riotous mélange of American TV to conjure the era through what the two would have been seeing on the screen: the Vietnam War, The Price is Right, Nixon, Coca-Cola ads, Cronkite, The Waltons. As they experience a year of love and transformation in the US, John and Yoko begin to change their approach to protest — ultimately leading to the ‘One to One’ concert, which was inspired by a Geraldo Rivera exposé they watched on TV.”
One to One: John and Yoko is set for release in IMAX on April 11th ahead of a wider release on April 18th.
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