Overview

• The documentary premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2024 and opens in German cinemas on June 26 with a meticulous reconstruction of Lennon and Ono’s 18-month Greenwich Village apartment
• Kevin Macdonald weaves Super 8 home movies, recorded phone conversations made while fearing FBI wiretapping and contemporary news segments to trace the duo’s anti-Vietnam War and civil rights efforts
• Footage from the August 1972 One to One benefit at Madison Square Garden presents full-length renditions of “Imagine,” “Instant Karma,” “Mother” and a reimagined “Come Together”
• Significant screen time is devoted to Yoko Ono’s conceptual art, notably her “Fly” installation, underscoring her creative partnership with Lennon
• German critics acclaim the film’s raw, collage-driven narrative for capturing 1970s protest culture and note its resonance with modern debates on surveillance, activism and celebrity responsibility