Life after for legendary singer-songwriter and wife in New York City is the focus of ’s latest documentary, The Scottish filmmaker, coming off his fashion doc recalls Lennon in 1972 performing his final full-stage performance, the benefit concert, at New York City’s Madison Square Garden, with Ono at his side. Directed by Macdonald ( , , ), features new materials like remixed concert audio produced by Sean Ono Lennon, newly restored footage and personal archives like phone calls and home movies recorded and filmed by Lennon and Ono. Besides earning an Oscar for , MacDonald also executive produced the award-winning documentaries and “I wanted to make a film that surprises and delights even the most dedicated Lennon and Ono fans by focusing on one transformative period in their lives and telling the tale through their own words, images and music,” MacDonald said in a statement about his doc.
The project is built around 16mm film footage of the classic concert while offering an intimate look at Lennon and Ono charting a new musical course after The Beatles. , from Mercury Studios, comes over 50 years after The Beatles broke up, and Lennon was fatally shot in 1980 as he and Ono returned to their home in the Dakota building overlooking New York’s Central Park. “Kevin’s documentary brings completely fresh insight into my parents’ lives during their Bank Street and early New York years, showing firsthand their unwavering dedication to promoting peace and non-violence.
