An expansive and revelatory deep dive into John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s life in Greenwich Village during the early 1970s, ONE TO ONE: JOHN & YOKO is a visually stunning, immersive cinematic experience. Through electrifying, never-before-seen footage and newly restored material, the film offers an intimate, unfiltered portrait of the legendary couple at a pivotal moment in their artistic and personal evolution. Featuring mind-blowing music remixed and produced by Sean Ono Lennon, this groundbreaking documentary reshapes the narrative surrounding John and Yoko, shedding new light on their creative synergy, activism, and enduring influence.
On August 30, 1972, John Lennon took the stage at Madison Square Garden for his only full-length concert after leaving The Beatles—the One to One benefit concert. A high-energy, genre-blurring performance from Lennon, Yoko Ono, and their all-star ensemble, the concert was a defining moment of artistic reinvention and social engagement. Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Kevin Macdonald takes this legendary event as a springboard to examine eighteen transformative months in John and Yoko’s lives, from their arrival in the U.S. to the seismic shifts in their creative and political outlook.
By 1971, the couple had settled in a tiny Greenwich Village apartment, absorbing the cultural and political turbulence of the era through endless hours of American television. The film captures their unique perspective by weaving in a kaleidoscopic array of archival footage—Vietnam War coverage, Coca-Cola commercials, Nixon speeches, Walter Cronkite broadcasts, episodes of The Price Is Right and The Waltons—recreating the media-saturated world that shaped their activism. One such TV moment, a Geraldo Rivera exposé on the deplorable conditions at a children’s rehabilitation center, deeply moved them, inspiring their One to One concert in an effort to turn art into direct action.
Filmed within a meticulously reconstructed version of their NYC apartment, ONE TO ONE: JOHN & YOKO offers a bold, multi-dimensional reimagining of this pivotal era, where love, rebellion, and reinvention converged. More than a music documentary, it is an unparalleled exploration of two of the most influential artists of the 20th century, capturing their passion, conflict, and boundless creative vision like never before.