Yoko Ono

Yoko Ono

Born: February 18, 1933
in Tokyo, Japan
Yoko Ono is a Japanese artist, musician, author and peace activist, known for her work in avant-garde art, music and filmmaking as well as her marriage to John Lennon. Ono brought feminism to the forefront through her music which prefigured New Wave music (whether she was a direct influence is still debated). She is a supporter of gay rights and is known for her philanthropic contributions to the arts, peace and AIDS outreach programs.

Movies for Yoko Ono...

Now and Then - The Last Beatles Song
Title: Now and Then - The Last Beatles Song
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: December 13, 2023
Type: Movie
The story of The Beatles' last song featuring exclusive footage and commentary.
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The Lost Weekend: A Love Story
Title: The Lost Weekend: A Love Story
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: April 13, 2023
Type: Movie
May Pang lovingly recounts her life in rock & roll and the whirlwind 18 months spent as friend, lover, and confidante to one of the towering figures of popular culture, John Lennon, in this funny, touching, and vibrant portrait of first love.
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Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
Title: Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: March 24, 2023
Type: Movie
The quixotic journey of Nam June Paik, one of the most famous Asian artists of the 20th century, who revolutionized the use of technology as an artistic canvas and prophesied both the fascist tendencies and intercultural understanding that would arise from the interconnected metaverse of today's world.
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The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert
Title: The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 30, 2022
Type: Movie
On the 30th of January, 1969, the Beatles performed an unannounced concert from the rooftop of their Apple Corps headquarters at Savile Row, within central London's office and fashion district. Experience the final and unforgettable iconic performance of The Beatles in a special 60-minute presentation, digitally remastered into the image and sound quality of IMAX DMR technology.
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Title: The Beatles: Get Back
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: November 25, 2021
Type: TV
The three-part documentary series, compiled from over 60 hours of unseen footage, captures the warmth, camaraderie, and creative genius that defined the legacy of music’s most iconic foursome. The series also includes – for the first time in its entirety – The Beatles’ final performance at London’s Savile Row.
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Parkinson at 50
Title: Parkinson at 50
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: August 28, 2021
Type: Movie
Sir Michael Parkinson looks back over his 50 years as a broadcaster, revealing some tricks of the interview trade and remembering some of his favourite encounters.
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Title: 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: May 21, 2021
Type: TV
An immersive, deep-dive docuseries rich with archival footage and interviews that explores the musicians and soundtracks that shaped the culture and politics of 1971.
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Jealous Guy: The Assassination of John Lennon
Title: Jealous Guy: The Assassination of John Lennon
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: December 21, 2020
Type: Movie
An exploration of the life and career of the Beatles superstar, with a look at the strange parallels between him and his killer Mark David Chapman.
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Zappa
Title: Zappa
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: November 27, 2020
Type: Movie
With the help of more than 10,000 dedicated Zappa fans, this is the long-awaited definitive documentary project of Alex Winter documenting the life and career of enigmatic groundbreaking rock star Frank Zappa. Alex also utilizes in this picture thousands of hours of painstakingly digitized videos, photos, audio, writing, and everything in between from Zappa's private archives. These chronicles have never been brought to a public audience before, until now.
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Lennon's Last Weekend
Title: Lennon's Last Weekend
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 4, 2020
Type: Movie
In December 1980, John Lennon and Yoko Ono had not spoken to the media for more than five years. With a new album to promote Lennon was prepared to speak in New York to Radio One D.J. Andy Peebles of the BBC. John surprised everyone by candidly discussing a variety of subjects he'd never spoken of before including The Beatles break-up, his relationship with Paul McCartney, his battles with addiction, political issues in the US and UK, his family and his homesickness for Liverpool. Lennon's heartfelt honesty and forthright revelations make this film all the more potent as he was brutally shot and murdered 48 hours later. John Lennon was just 40 years of age when he died. December 2020 is the 40th anniversary of his death. He would have been 80 years of age.
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Tapes
Title: Tapes
Released: September 14, 2020
Type: Movie
The tapes in the program consist of some of Mekas’ earliest cassettes from the 1990s not long after he first began working with video as well as more recent mini-DV tapes from 2010s. The contents of the tapes have not been previously seen in their entirety. The footage provides rare insight into aspects of Mekas’ video-making practice, as well as his activities, thoughts, dreams, and concerns, especially during the later years of his life.
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Other Music
Title: Other Music
Character: Self
Released: April 26, 2019
Type: Movie
A documentary highlighting the 20 year history of influential indie record store Other Music in Manhattan's East Village.
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The Last 24 Hours: John Lennon
Title: The Last 24 Hours: John Lennon
Character: Self
Released: February 5, 2019
Type: Movie
On the morning of December 8 1980, John Lennon was happy in New York, and looking forward to the future, having just turned 40 he had finally recovered from the years as a Beatle he so hated. But by the end of that day, John would be dead and the world would be in mourning. So exactly what happened on that fateful day? Here are the final 24 hours of the ex-Beatle's life before he was so senselessly murdered by Mark David Chapman.
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Killing John Lennon
Title: Killing John Lennon
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 1, 2019
Type: Movie
On a cold, dark winter night on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York City, one man made a fateful decision that changed the world forever. It was December 8, 1980 and John Lennon was about to take his final steps. Killing John Lennon is a dramatic psychoanalysis and step-by-step breakdown behind the lead-up to one of the most shocking and senseless crimes the world has ever witnessed.
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John & Yoko: Above Us Only Sky
Title: John & Yoko: Above Us Only Sky
Character: Self
Released: November 24, 2018
Type: Movie
Film telling the untold story of John Lennon's 1971 album Imagine, exploring the creative collaboration between Lennon and Yoko Ono and featuring interviews and never-seen-before footage.
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Isle of Dogs
Title: Isle of Dogs
Character: Assistant-Scientist Yoko-ono (voice)
Released: March 23, 2018
Type: Movie
In the future, an outbreak of canine flu leads the mayor of a Japanese city to banish all dogs to an island used as a garbage dump. The outcasts must soon embark on an epic journey when a 12-year-old boy arrives on the island to find his beloved pet.
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George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus
Title: George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus
Character: Self
Released: February 21, 2018
Type: Movie
In 1961 Lithuanian American artist and impresario George Maciunas established the avant-garde art movement Fluxus. George details the rise of Fluxus following a sensationalized tour of “concerts” in Europe in 1962, and continuing in New York for most of the 1960s and ’70s. During this time Maciunas was converting the dying industrial buildings of Soho into a network of artists’ lofts, creating one of the first official real estate co-ops of artist-owned buildings. Maciunas’s life and legacy—as recounted by artists of his generation, including Yoko Ono and Jonas Mekas—ignited debates that remain pivotal to artists working today.
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How the Beatles Changed the World
Title: How the Beatles Changed the World
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 23, 2017
Type: Movie
The fascinating story of the cultural, social, spiritual, and musical revolution ignited by the coming of the Beatles. Tracing the impact that these four band members had, first in their native Britain and soon after worldwide, it reappraises the band and follows their path from young subversives to countercultural heroes. Featuring fresh, revealing interviews with key collaborators as well as a wealth of rarely-seen archival footage, this is a bold new take on the most significant band in the history of music and their enduring impact on popular culture.
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I Don't Know Which Tree It Comes From that Fragrance
Title: I Don't Know Which Tree It Comes From that Fragrance
Character: Self
Released: September 1, 2017
Type: Movie
In his latest film, Mekas shares what he describes as “a valentine to Yoko Ono,” done in his signature diaristic style. Mixing the familiar 16mm film with DV video, he offers a fly-on-the-wall look at intimate moments spent with one of the foremost artists of that era, including performances by Ono and new footage of her recent work—a testament to her endurance and the friendships she has made and kept over the years.
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It Was Fifty Years Ago Today! The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper & Beyond
Title: It Was Fifty Years Ago Today! The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper & Beyond
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: May 26, 2017
Type: Movie
Featuring interviews with former employees, fellow musicians, family members and journalists, and supported by original and exclusive never-seen-before footage, this star-studded rockumentary offers a fascinating insight into the creation and recording of one of the most ground-breaking and influential albums in pop history.
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Kyoko
Title: Kyoko
Character: Herself (archive footage)
Released: March 11, 2017
Type: Movie
In 1971, John Lennon and Yoko Ono embark on a search for a girl named Kyoko. On April 23rd, they are arrested by the police at a hotel in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
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Deconstructing the Beatles' White Album
Title: Deconstructing the Beatles' White Album
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: November 16, 2016
Type: Movie
Scott Freiman gives some context into what The Beatles were up to during the making of the best selling album of the 60's.
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Yoko Ono Lennon's Courage Awards 2016: Laurie Anderson, Mohammad el Gharani, Eileen Boxer, RoseLee Goldberg, LoftOpera
Title: Yoko Ono Lennon's Courage Awards 2016: Laurie Anderson, Mohammad el Gharani, Eileen Boxer, RoseLee Goldberg, LoftOpera
Released: May 8, 2016
Type: Movie
Yoko Ono Lennon's Courage Awards 2016
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Stupor Mundi: Livre 2, Les Hommes qui mangèrent la montagne
Title: Stupor Mundi: Livre 2, Les Hommes qui mangèrent la montagne
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: March 13, 2016
Type: Movie
A mental journey - historical, political, musical and metaphysical - in contemporary times, from the Sixties until nowadays.
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The Last Lennon Interview
Title: The Last Lennon Interview
Character: Herself (archive footage)
Released: December 8, 2015
Type: Movie
Two days before John Lennon was shot, British journalist Andy Peebles did a long radio interview with Lennon and Yoko Ono, and now explains what happened.
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Bad Girls of Japan
Title: Bad Girls of Japan
Released: August 20, 2015
Type: Movie
Are bad girls casualties of patriarchy, a necessary evil, or visionary pioneers? By tracing the concept of the bad girl in Japan as a product of specific cultural assumptions and historical settings, Bad Girls of Japan maps new roads and old detours in revealing a disorderly politics of gender. The essays explore deviancy in richly diverse media. Mountain witches, murderers, performance artists, cartoonists, schoolgirls, and shoppers gone wild are all part of the terrain.
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Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon
Title: Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 25, 2015
Type: Movie
A look at the history of the American comedy publication and production company, National Lampoon, from its beginning in the 1970s to 2010, featuring rare and never before seen footage, this is the mind boggling story of The National Lampoon from its subversive and electrifying beginnings, to rebirth as an unlikely Hollywood heavyweight, and beyond. A humour empire like no other, the impact of the magazines irreverent, often shocking, sensibility was nothing short of seismic: this is an institution whose (drunk stoned brilliant) alumni left their fingerprints all over popular culture. Both insanely great and breathtakingly innovative, The National Lampoon created the foundation of modern comic sensibility by setting the bar in comedy impossibly high.
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The Term. Beginning of a Big Story
Title: The Term. Beginning of a Big Story
Character: Herself (uncredited)
Released: July 9, 2014
Type: Movie
The documentary project The Term was conceived in May 2012. When the directing trio commenced mapping the Russian sociopolitical landscape, Vladimir Putin had just settled into the Kremlin for his third term. The original experimental format of “documentary bulletins,” which were published daily online, allowed for wide-ranging content; in the feature film version, however, the filmmakers focused solely on the members of various opposition groups. Nevertheless, the work’s neutral position remains and viewers have to interpret the objectively presented situations for themselves. The main characteristics of this strongly authentic movie include close contact with the protagonists, precise editing, and an effectively controlled release of information.
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Title: Silver Spoon
Character: Aki's Grandmother (voice)
Released: July 12, 2013
Type: TV
Yuugo Hachiken enrolled in Ooezo Agricultural High School for the reason that he could live in a dorm there. In some ways he chose Ooezo in an effort to escape the highly competitive prep schools he had attended previously, but he was faced with an entirely new set of difficulties at Oezo, surrounded by animals and Mother Nature. After growing up in an average family, he began to encounter clubs and training the likes of which he had never seen before.
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Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer
Title: Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer
Released: June 10, 2013
Type: Movie
In the winter of 2011, after a controversial election, Vladimir Putin was reinstalled as president of Russia. In response, hundreds of thousands of citizens rose up all over the country to challenge the legitimacy of Putin’s rule. Among them were a group of young, radical-feminist punk rockers, better known as Pussy Riot. Wearing colored balaclavas, tights, and summer dresses, they entered Moscow’s most venerated cathedral and dared to sing “Mother Mary, Banish Putin!” Now they have become victims of a “show” trial.
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Rock 'N' Roll Exposed: The Photography of Bob Gruen
Title: Rock 'N' Roll Exposed: The Photography of Bob Gruen
Character: Self
Released: March 6, 2013
Type: Movie
From Led Zeppelin to The Rolling Stones, Elvis to Madonna, John Lennon to Johnny Rotten, Bob Gruen has captured half a century of music through the eye of a lens. In this landmark documentary series, award-winning filmmaker Don Letts reveals the stories behind some of the most famous rock 'n' roll photographs of all time.
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Inventing David Geffen
Title: Inventing David Geffen
Character: Self
Released: November 19, 2012
Type: Movie
Notoriously press and camera-shy, David Geffen reveals himself for the first time in this unflinching portrait of a complex and compelling man. His far-reaching influence - as an agent and manager, record industry mogul, Hollywood and Broadway producer, and billionaire philanthropist - has helped shape American popular culture for the past four decades. This documentary offers a rare insight into the world of the man responsible for launching the early successes of Joni Mitchell, Tom Cruise, and Guns N’ Roses; co-founded DreamWorks; produced Cats and Dreamgirls; and is one of the largest contributors to the fight against AIDS. (SBS AU) Geffen narrates his unorthodox rise from working class Brooklyn boy to billionaire entertainment power broker in extensive interviews. American Masters explores the highs and the lows in Geffen’s professional and personal life through more than 50 new interviews with his friends, colleagues and clients, as well as other media luminaries. (PBS)
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Arts & Crafts Spectacular #2
Title: Arts & Crafts Spectacular #2
Character: (voice)
Released: June 14, 2012
Type: Movie
Entangled (hi)stories transform a museum into a sitcom. Storytellers and voices amongst others: Yoko Ono, Tris Vonna-Michell & Bruce LaBruce as well as Maurizio Cattelan's horse coming to life and triggering further events.
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Sleepless Nights Stories
Title: Sleepless Nights Stories
Character: Self
Released: December 15, 2011
Type: Movie
Director Jonas Mekas travels through New York nights, through apartments, studios, backstage rooms, galleries, bars, and clubs. Encountering old acquaintances like Ken and Flo Jacobs, Yoko Ono, friends, brothers and sisters, sons and daughters. Mr. Mekas begins the film with the words 'I can't sleep.' Who hasn't been in this situation? Sleepy and yet wide awake at the same time, you find yourself in the world of those exhausted from the day's exertions, the drunk, the relaxed, the dancing, the brooding, the mourning, and the pensive.
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George Harrison: Living in the Material World
Title: George Harrison: Living in the Material World
Character: Self
Released: October 5, 2011
Type: Movie
Director Martin Scorsese profiles former Beatle George Harrison in this reverent portrait that mixes interviews and archival footage, featuring commentary from the likes of Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr and Yoko Ono.
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Re: Maciunas and Fluxus
Title: Re: Maciunas and Fluxus
Released: January 1, 2011
Type: Movie
“Drawing on his personal archives, Mekas has assembled a Fluxus vaudeville starring Yoko Ono, Joseph Beuys, and the late Nam June Paik. Most of the material is relatively recent although Ben Vautieur shows some early 1960s work to hilarious effect and Mekas channels Fluxus founder George Maciunas throughout.” – J. Hoberman, VILLAGE VOICE
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The Day John Lennon Died
Title: The Day John Lennon Died
Character: Herself
Released: December 6, 2010
Type: Movie
Reconstructing John’s last day in detail by way of radio and TV reports, the memories of people John knew and those he encountered before his assassination by Mark Chapman, relive one of the most momentous and tragic events in music history.
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Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)
Title: Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)
Character: Herself
Released: October 26, 2010
Type: Movie
The life and work of the enigmatic singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson.
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Music
Title: Music
Character: Self
Released: October 15, 2010
Type: Movie
The story of music and the music industry told through interviews with musicians, composers and producers across genres.
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LennoNYC
Title: LennoNYC
Character: Self
Released: September 25, 2010
Type: Movie
This documentary takes an intimate look at the time Lennon, Yoko Ono and their son, Sean, spent living in New York City during the 1970s. It features never-before heard studio recordings from the Double Fantasy sessions and never-before-seen outtakes from Lennon in concert and home movies that have only recently been transferred to video. It also features exclusive interviews with Ms. Ono, who cooperated extensively with the production and offers an unprecedented level of access, as well as with artists who worked closely with Lennon during this period, including Elton John and photographer Bob Gruen (who took the iconic photograph of Lennon in front of the skyline wearing a “New York City” T-shirt).
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Title: あきそら~夢の中~
Released: July 30, 2010
Type: TV
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John Lennon: Love Is All You Need
Title: John Lennon: Love Is All You Need
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: July 19, 2010
Type: Movie
This incredible documentary features in-depth contributions from wives Yoko Ono and Cynthia Lennon, son Julian Lennon and many previously unseen interviews with John himself. Through rare footage, we learn of his rise to fame with the Beatles, his divorce from Cynthia, his first meeting with Yoko, split-up of the band, and his decision to become a solo artist and advocate for world peace.
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Ugly Beauty
Title: Ugly Beauty
Character: Self
Released: January 9, 2010
Type: Movie
Documentary in which art critic Waldemar Januszczak argues that beauty is still to be found in modern art, despite several recent books claiming the contrary.
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All Together Now
Title: All Together Now
Character: Herself
Released: October 20, 2008
Type: Movie
George Harrison's friendship with Cirque founder Guy Laliberté led them to an inspired idea: bring together the 20th Century's most popular music with the world's greatest circus performers. Though George Harrison passed away before development began, band members Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr; along with Yoko Ono and Olivia Harrison; pushed the vision forward. Using archival materials, interviews, and footage of the rehearsals and performances that chart the creative process, All Together Now charts the story of this bold collaboration and the resulting live show. This GRAMMY® Award-winning film takes you from the studio, as musical directors George and Giles Martin reshaped The Beatles' original masters into an original, vibrant soundscape, to the historic opening night in Las Vegas.
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Classic Albums: John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band
Title: Classic Albums: John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band
Character: Self
Released: April 29, 2008
Type: Movie
A documentary about the making of John Lennon's seminal solo debut album, "Plastic Ono Band," featuring historical analysis and playbacks of the original multi-track session tapes. Includes interviews with the musicians and personnel involved with the recording sessions as well as Lennon's widow Yoko Ono and other associates of the Lennons.
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The Universe of Keith Haring
Title: The Universe of Keith Haring
Character: Self
Released: April 1, 2008
Type: Movie
A portrait of New York artist Keith Haring. The film looks to Haring as an artistic role model for his preternatural talent, of course, but also for his infectious lust for life that had him as committed to social activism and teaching children as to his latest painting.
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Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
Title: Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
Character: Self
Released: May 19, 2007
Type: Movie
An account of the professional and personal life of renowned American photographer Annie Leibovitz, from her early artistic endeavors to her international success as a photojournalist, war reporter, and pop culture chronicler.
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John Lennon & Yoko Ono: Give Peace A Song
Title: John Lennon & Yoko Ono: Give Peace A Song
Character: as Herself
Released: October 3, 2006
Type: Movie
John Lennon & Yoko One: Give Peace A Song
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The U.S. vs. John Lennon
Title: The U.S. vs. John Lennon
Character: Self
Released: September 15, 2006
Type: Movie
A documentary on the life of John Lennon, with a focus on the time in his life when he transformed from a musician into an antiwar activist.
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Title: Girls and Boys - Sex and British Pop
Character: Self
Released: October 23, 2005
Type: TV
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Pink Floyd London '66-'67
Title: Pink Floyd London '66-'67
Character: Self (uncredited)
Released: September 13, 2005
Type: Movie
Shot by movie maestro Peter Whitehead, this film features rare full length performances from the classic late 60's Pink Floyd line-up at Sound Techniques London & material from the legendary '14 hour Technicolor Dream' extravaganza in April '67 at Alexandra Palace.
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Beatles Biggest Secrets
Title: Beatles Biggest Secrets
Character: Self
Released: December 2, 2004
Type: Movie
Featuring new and exclusive interviews, Beatles' Biggest Secrets, reveals the inside story of the world's greatest pop group with explosive revelations about the extraordinary lives of Liverpool's favorite sons. From the band's formation and early exposure to the gritty world of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll in the dingy strip clubs of Hamburg, Germany, the program then travels forward through the Beatles' careers with shocking surprises about their relationships with each other, their women and their inner circle. Filled with interviews from friends, relatives, colleagues and former girlfriends as well as rare film footage and original artwork by artist Klaus Voormann, this is the first fully rounded Beatles portrait to appear on DVD. This is the Beatles at their best -- and their worst!
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Twenty to Life: The Life & Times of John Sinclair
Title: Twenty to Life: The Life & Times of John Sinclair
Character: Herself (archive footage)
Released: June 19, 2004
Type: Movie
John Sinclair first emerged out of his small-town Michigan background to forge a legendary course through the 1960s as a cultural activist, manager of the MC5, and Chairman of the White Panther Party. An early victim of the War on Drugs who faced 20 years to life in prison for giving two joints to an undercover policewoman, Sinclair served 29 months of a 9-1/2-to-10-year sentence before his legal victory on appeal changed the law for good. The long campaign waged by Sinclair culminated in a massive John Sinclair Freedom Rally headlined by John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Stevie Wonder, Bob Seger, Phil Ochs, Allen Ginsberg and Bobby Seale that resulted in Sinclair's release from prison on December 13, 1971-just three days after the event (Clint Weiler)
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Art & the 60s
Title: Art & the 60s
Released: January 6, 2004
Type: Movie
Documentary about British Art in the 60's produced by the BBC starting with Fraser and Kasmin, moving to the modern sculpture movement lead by Caro largely at Central Saint Martins, and finishing with political and performance art in London.
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Inside John Lennon - Unauthorized
Title: Inside John Lennon - Unauthorized
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: November 25, 2003
Type: Movie
Fueled by archival film clips and captivating anecdotes from friends and family, this unauthorized biography of John Lennon captures a lesser-known side of the Beatle who caused as much a stir with his personal causes as he did with his music. Highlights include rarely told stories about Lennon's upbringing from his half sister, Julia Baird, and tales from former members of Lennon's first band, the Quarrymen.
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Imagine Imagine
Title: Imagine Imagine
Character: Self
Released: September 20, 2003
Type: Movie
This British documentary is more than an analysis of John Lennon's song "Imagine" and its ramifications for the world we live in, it's a tentative documentary on John (and Yoko)'s art and songs' influence on a lot of people in all parts of the world and from all walks of life. As such, it should be better known and considered part of the Beatles "canon". The footage shows everything from a John Lennon Museum in Japan to a John Lennon elementary school in Liverpool to his influence on the thinking of a former Communist from Georgia (of the former USSR). It is provocative and very well made with a serious contribution from Yoko.
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Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon
Title: Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: August 7, 2003
Type: Movie
Yes he is a legend, and this collection of 20 newly remastered favorites will remind you just how powerful John's solo work could be. Includes Give Peace a Chance; Instant Karma; Mother (single edit); Jealous Guy; Power to the People; Cold Turkey; Love; Mind Games; Whatever Gets You thru the Night; #9 Dream; Stand by Me; (Just Like) Starting Over; Woman; Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy); Watching the Wheels; Nobdy Told Me; Borrowed Time; Working Class Hero; Happy Xmas (War Is Over) , and Imagine .
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Beatles: The Journey
Title: Beatles: The Journey
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: June 17, 2003
Type: Movie
Utilizing rare archive footage, news reels and unique interviews, this riveting music documentary follows the formation and astonishing rise of the world's first supergroup: The Beatles. Re-live the events that marked them as a music phenomenon and follows their careers through to the untimely deaths of John Lennon and George Harrison.
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Title: Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Character: Self
Released: November 2, 2001
Type: TV
Jonathan Ross's take on current topics of conversation, guest interviews and live music from both a guest music group and the house band.
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Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words & Music
Title: Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words & Music
Released: October 2, 2001
Type: Movie
Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words and Music was a 2001 television program tribute to John Lennon. It aired on TNT and The WB. Originally planned to celebrate Lennon's accomplishments, the concert took place on October 2, 2001 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, shortly after 9/11, and exactly one week before the 61st anniversary of Lennon's birth. It was dedicated to "New York City and its people" and presented as a fundraiser for the Robin Hood Foundation.[1] The concert was named for Lennon's Beatles song, "Come Together".
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Kiss My Grits: The Herstory of Women in Punk and Hard Rock
Title: Kiss My Grits: The Herstory of Women in Punk and Hard Rock
Character: Self
Released: July 19, 2001
Type: Movie
Part of "The Women in Music" series
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Wingspan
Title: Wingspan
Character: Herself (archive footage)
Released: May 11, 2001
Type: Movie
When the most famous and influential pop band in the world, the Beatles, broke up in 1970, hardly anyone expected that resident heartthrob Paul McCartney could follow up with another highly successful rock band. With the formation of Wings, however, Paul and his wife Linda did just that. WINGSPAN is a riveting documentary look at McCartney's labor of love which combines a musical history with the McCartney family history. Through rare behind-the-scenes footage, home movies, and intimate family photos, the story of the band who dared to write "Jet" unfolds.
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Gimme Some Truth: The Making of John Lennon's Imagine Album
Title: Gimme Some Truth: The Making of John Lennon's Imagine Album
Character: Self
Released: April 11, 2000
Type: Movie
An instant classic when released in September 1971, John Lennon's Imagine was the ex-Beatle's solo masterpiece, and its musical legacy is matched here by priceless footage of Lennon's creative process, independently edited from original 16-millimeter footage by producer-director Andrew Solt with the hands-off approval of Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono. Incorporating footage from John and Yoko's original film Imagine (clips of which were previously included in the 1988 documentary Imagine: John Lennon), Gimme Some Truth presents Lennon, Ono, coproducer Phil Spector, and a host of gifted musicians in a fluid context of conflict, community, and craftsmanship. Bearing witness to every stage of the recording process, this 63-minute documentary succeeds as a visual diary, a study of familiar music in its infancy, and a revealing portrait of the then-30-year-old Lennon--from witty clown to confrontational perfectionist--at the peak of his post-Fab Four inspiration.
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John & Yoko's Year of Peace
Title: John & Yoko's Year of Peace
Character: herself
Released: January 1, 2000
Type: Movie
The year: 1969. Headlines blare war and civil unrest while John Lennon and Yoko Ono are in love. The eccentic rock 'n' roll couple has just gotten married, and more than happy to be together, they want to change the world. Lying in a hotel bed surrounded by journalists, they announce their mission for peace and invite the rest of the world to symbolically climb into bed with them and share their dream. People call them silly, naive, even ridiculous, yet one famous couple's bed-in spread new hope that there really could be an end to war, hate and violence. Here is rare footage from that amazing time, including footage from John and Yoko's wedding, the infamous bedside confrontation between John and conservative cartoonist Al Capp, Lennon debating media expert Marshall McLuhan, and meeting Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. Now twenty years after Lennon's murder, Yoko and others involved in the peace mission reflect on the events of that magical, mystical year.
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Happy Birthday to John
Title: Happy Birthday to John
Character: Herself
Released: October 9, 1997
Type: Movie
On October 9th, 1972 an exhibition of John Lennon/Yoko Ono's art, designed by the Master of the Fluxus movement, George Maciunas, opened at the Syracuse Museum of Art, in New York. On the same day an unusual group of John's and Yoko's friends, including Ringo, Allen Ginsberg, Paul Krasner, and many others, gathered to celebrate John's birthday. This film is a visual and audio record of that event.
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Title: Behind the Music
Character: Self
Released: August 17, 1997
Type: TV
An intimate look into the personal lives of pop music's greatest and most influential artists.
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Title: The View
Character: Self
Released: August 11, 1997
Type: TV
ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Meghan McCain, and Abby Huntsman, discussing the most exciting events of the day. Hot topics in the news, the best experts in their field, celebrity interviews and general entertainment are all part of The View.
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Title: Classic Albums
Character: Self
Released: April 14, 1997
Type: TV
A documentary series about pop and rock albums that are considered the best or most distinctive of a well-known band or musician or that exemplify a stage in the history of music.
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The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus
Title: The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus
Character: Self - Vocal
Released: October 12, 1996
Type: Movie
A 1968 event put together by The Rolling Stones. The film is comprised of two concerts on a circus stage and included such acts as The Who, Taj Mahal, Marianne Faithfull, and Jethro Tull. John Lennon and his fiancee Yoko Ono performed as part of a supergroup called The Dirty Mac, along with Eric Clapton, Mitch Mitchell, and Keith Richards.
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An Introduction to Harmolodics
Title: An Introduction to Harmolodics
Released: December 1, 1995
Type: Movie
Ornette Coleman is always asked, “what is Harmolodics?” Harmolodics is the term he coined to describe his music and his philosophy of life. He decided to do a short film about Harmolodics. A few artists were in enlisted, including Lou Reed, Thurston Moore, Yoko Ono and dancer Wunmi Olaiya. The film only went out to journalists as part of the Tone Dialing press kit. It was released publicly in honor of the occasion of Ornette’s 90th birthday March 9, 2020.
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Title: The Beatles Anthology
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: November 19, 1995
Type: TV
A documentary series on the career of The Beatles.
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Title: "Topless Cellist" Charlotte Moorman
Released: March 3, 1995
Type: Movie
Nam June Paik's first single-channel videotape since 1989 is a heartfelt tribute to his long-time collaborator Charlotte Moorman. This portrait traces Moorman's career as an avant-garde performer, from her classical training to her notorious arrest as the "Topless Cellist" and subsequent talk-show celebrity. Rare documentations of Moorman's performances include Otto Piene's Sky Kiss and Jim McWilliams' Chocolate Cello. Interviews with Moorman's friends, family and collaborators, such as Yoko Ono, Christo and Jeanne Claude, Otto Piene, and Barbara Moore, among others, provide intimate recollections of the inimitable Moorman.
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Jonas in the Desert
Title: Jonas in the Desert
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1994
Type: Movie
Not a documentary in the strictest sense of the word. Rather, it is a journey through the world of the artist Jonas Mekas - one of the exponents of independent U.S. movies; founder and director of the New York Anthology Film Archive.
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Title: Intimate Portrait
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: November 14, 1993
Type: TV
Intimate Portrait is a biographical television series on the Lifetime Television cable network focusing on different celebrities, which includes interviews with each subject. Among the people profiled were Grace Kelly, Natalie Wood, Carly Simon, Jackie Kennedy, Katharine Hepburn, Carol Burnett, Tanya Tucker, and Marla Maples.
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Title: Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character: Self - Guest
Released: September 13, 1993
Type: TV
Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that aired 2,725 episodes on NBC between 1993 and 2009. The show featured varied comedic material, celebrity interviews, and musical and comedy performances. The second incarnation of NBC's Late Night franchise, O'Brien's debuted in 1993 after David Letterman, who hosted the first incarnation of Late Night, moved to CBS to host Late Show opposite The Tonight Show. In 2004, as part of a deal to secure a new contract, NBC announced that O'Brien would leave Late Night in 2009 to succeed Jay Leno as the host of The Tonight Show. Jimmy Fallon began hosting his version of Late Night on March 2, 2009.
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The Revenge of the Dead Indians
Title: The Revenge of the Dead Indians
Character: Herself
Released: January 1, 1993
Type: Movie
This is a full-length documentary honoring the life and work of American composer and artist John Cage. Cage is considered one of the most influential composers of the 20th century. This documentary features interviews with various personalities from different fields as they introduce us to the life and work of this great American artist.
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Rolling Stone 25: The MTV Special
Title: Rolling Stone 25: The MTV Special
Character: Herself
Released: November 18, 1992
Type: Movie
A special examining the music, people and issues that have been covered in "Rolling Stone" magazine over the past 25 years.
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The John Lennon Video Collections - 1992
Title: The John Lennon Video Collections - 1992
Released: October 5, 1992
Type: Movie
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Title: Mad About You
Character: Herself
Released: September 23, 1992
Type: TV
Young, urban newlyweds Paul and Jamie Buchman try to sustain their marital bliss while sidestepping the hurdles of love in the '90s.
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Title: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Released: May 25, 1992
Type: TV
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jay Leno that initially aired from May 25, 1992 to May 29, 2009, and resumed production on March 1, 2010. The fourth incarnation of the Tonight Show franchise made its debut on May 25, 1992, three days following Johnny Carson's retirement as host of the program. The program originates from NBC Studios in Burbank, California, and is broadcast Monday through Friday at 11:35 PM in the Eastern and Pacific time zones. Unlike Carson or his predecessor Jack Paar, Leno only once utilized a guest host, preferring to host the series by himself. On April 26, 1999, the show began broadcasting in 1080i HDTV, becoming the first American nightly talk show to be shot in high definition. The show is shot in 16:9 aspect ratio. The series, which followed the same basic format as that of his predecessors, ran until May 29, 2009, after which Leno was succeeded by Conan O'Brien. NBC signed Leno to a new deal for a nightly talk show in the 10:00 pm ET timeslot. The primetime series, titled The Jay Leno Show, debuted on September 14, 2009, following a similar format to the Leno incarnation of Tonight.
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John Cage: I Have Nothing to Say and I Am Saying It
Title: John Cage: I Have Nothing to Say and I Am Saying It
Character: Self
Released: September 18, 1990
Type: Movie
This 56-minute documentary on America's most controversial and unique composer manages to cover a great many aspects of Cage's work and thought. His love for mushrooms, his Zen beliefs and use of the I Ching, and basic bio details are all explained intelligently and dynamically. Black Mountain, Buckminster Fuller, Rauschenberg, Duchamp are mentioned. Yoko Ono, John Rockwell, Laurie Anderson, Richard Kostelanetz make appearances. Fascinating performance sequences include Margaret Leng-Tan performing on prepared piano, Merce Cunningham and company, and performances of Credo In Us, Water Music, and Third Construction. Demystifies the man who made music from silence, from all sounds, from life.
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Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
Title: Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: July 18, 1990
Type: Movie
Iconic American artist and filmmaker Andy Warhol is the subject of this documentary, which looks at both his life and his influence on pop culture. The film provides details about Warhol's upbringing in Pittsburgh and follows his move to New York City, where he found massive success turning pop imagery into art and eventually founded "The Factory," his famed studio and party venue. Among the many notables interviewed are Dennis Hopper, David Hockney, and Roy Lichtenstein.
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Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersections
Title: Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersections
Character: Self
Released: June 1, 1990
Type: Movie
This intimate portrait of Andy Warhol pulls together a unique library of material shot by New York film legend Jonas Mekas. Spanning from 1963 to 1990, the film features a cast of counterculture icons including Allen Ginsberg, George Maciunas, John Lennon, and Yoko Ono, as well as John and Caroline Kennedy, and Lee Radziwill (Jackie Kennedy Onassis's sister and Warhol muse)—to whom Mekas dedicates the film. The film features footage from the Velvet Underground's first public performance. A portrait of the remarkable life of arguable the twentieth century's most famous artist and leading iconographer.
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Imagine: John Lennon
Title: Imagine: John Lennon
Character: Self
Released: September 30, 1988
Type: Movie
The biography of former Beatle, John Lennon—narrated by Lennon himself—with extensive material from Yoko Ono's personal collection, previously unseen footage from Lennon's private archives, and interviews with David Bowie, his first wife Cynthia, second wife Yoko Ono and sons Julian and Sean.
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Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
Title: Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
Character: Self
Released: January 2, 1988
Type: Movie
Music documentary directed by Patrick T. Kelly.
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I Am Not a Freak
Title: I Am Not a Freak
Character: Self
Released: November 1, 1987
Type: Movie
This film is a fascinating look at some people afflicted with congenital deformities of an extreme nature. Their ability to live with their aberrations while remaining socially involved and upbeat is truly inspirational. While their predecessors were often seen in so called "freak shows" that were part of various exhibitions from Coney Island to traveling circuses, these performers were actually the more fortunate ones in an era of little tolerance for those who were different from the accepted norm. Many became famous and extremely wealthy, such as Tom Thumb (Charles Sherwood Stratton), who worked for many years with P.T. Barnum.
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Title: American Masters
Character: Self
Released: June 23, 1986
Type: TV
American Masters is a PBS television series which produces biographies on enduring writers, musicians, visual and performing artists, dramatists, filmmakers, and others who have left an indelible impression on the cultural landscape of the United States.
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The John Lennon Sketchbook
Title: The John Lennon Sketchbook
Character: herself
Released: April 10, 1986
Type: Movie
In 1986, seventeen years after Yoko Ono and John Lennon’s animated conversation about love and six years after the beloved Beatle’s assassination, Ono commissioned independent animator John Canemaker to create a short animated film based on Lennon’s drawings, music, and interviews. Given her penchant for the intersection of art and philosophy, Lennon’s own quirky illustrations, and the odd fact that the couple’s love began in visual poetry long before they met, it was the perfect medium for commemoration.
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He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
Title: He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
Character: Self
Released: February 22, 1986
Type: Movie
A film collage tracing the story of the lives, loves, and deaths within the artistic community surrounding Jonas Mekas.
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Vain Glory
Title: Vain Glory
Character: Yōko Ono
Released: January 25, 1986
Type: Movie
Tony Cox discusses his life and escape from cult leader John Robert Stevens of "The Walk" (Church of the Living Word) along with his relationship with his ex-wife Yoko Ono and John Lennon.
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John Lennon: Live In New York City
Title: John Lennon: Live In New York City
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 24, 1986
Type: Movie
August 30, 1972, John Lennon and Yoko Ono backed by The Plastic Ono Elephant's Memory Band, played a benefit concert to raise money for mentally handicapped children. It was their last concert together.
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Yoko Ono: Then and Now
Title: Yoko Ono: Then and Now
Character: Self
Released: October 9, 1984
Type: Movie
An in-depth look at one of the world's most controversial artists. This personal narrative features numerous songs by both Yoko and her late husband, John Lennon. These include "Imagine," "Give Peace a Chance," and "Walking on Thin Ice."
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Title: Champs-Elysées
Character: Self
Released: January 16, 1982
Type: TV
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The Killing of America
Title: The Killing of America
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: September 5, 1981
Type: Movie
A documentary of the decline of America. Featuring footage (most exclusive to this film) from race riots to serial killers and much, much more.
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Urgent ou à quoi bon exécuter des projets puisque le projet est en lui-même une jouissance suffisante
Title: Urgent ou à quoi bon exécuter des projets puisque le projet est en lui-même une jouissance suffisante
Character: Self
Released: August 1, 1977
Type: Movie
Gérard Courant applies the Lettrist editing techniques of Isidore Isou to footage of late 70's pop culture. Courant posits that his cinema offers an aggressive détournement to the French mainstream, reifying a Duchampian view of film: "I believe in impossible movies and works without meaning... I believe in the anti-movie. I believe in the non-movie. I believe in Urgent... My first full length movie that is so anti-everything that I sometimes wonder if it really does exist!"
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Chelsea Girls with Andy Warhol
Title: Chelsea Girls with Andy Warhol
Released: January 1, 1976
Type: Movie
In 1969 Michel Auder began a series of video diaries that chronicled the art scene in downtown New York. In Chelsea Girls with Andy Warhol, Auder captures revealing moments in Warhol's public and private life: the opening of the 1970 Whitney Museum retrospective, a party held at John Lennon and Yoko Ono's home, a heated telephone conversation between Warhol, Viva and Brigid Berlin, and an illuminating interview conducted with Larry Rivers, the grandfather of Pop Art, following the publication of The Philosophy of Andy Warhol in 1975. The issue of money is a consistent topic of conversation with Viva, who after departing the Factory in 1969 sent Warhol a series of threatening letters demanding money.
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Imagine
Title: Imagine
Character: Self
Released: December 23, 1972
Type: Movie
A surreal, half-fiction, half real life footage of a day in the life of John lennon and Yoko Ono, composed to music from John's historic 'Imagine' album and Yoko's 'Fly'.
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The One to One Concert
Title: The One to One Concert
Character: as herself
Released: December 15, 1972
Type: Movie
August 30, 1972 benefit concert at Madison Square Garden for the victims of Willowbrook. John Lennon, Yoko Ono and the Plastic Ono Elephant's Memory Band headliine along with opening acts Stevie Wonder, Roberta Flack and Sha Na Na plus appearances by Geraldo Rivera, David Peel and Melanie Safka.
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John Lennon - Imagine
Title: John Lennon - Imagine
Released: November 27, 1972
Type: Movie
Eagle Rock are delighted to announce the release of two films by John and Yoko, Imagine and Gimme Some Truth. Both films, which focus on the Imagine era, have been hand restored frame-by-frame from the original film reels into HD, and their soundtracks have been remixed in glorious 5.1 surround sound, and remastered. Includes exclusive, never-before-seen bonus content on DVD and blu-ray. This is the first time both films have been commercially available at the same time. IMAGINE 1. Imagine 2. Crippled Inside 3. Good Morning 4. Jealous Guy 5. Don't Count The Waves 6. It's So Hard 7. Mrs Lennon 8. In Bag 9. I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier Mama I Don't Wanna Die 10. Mind Train 11. Whisper Piece 12. What's That In The Sky? 13. Power To The People 14. Gimme Some Truth 15. Midsummer New York 16. Oh My Love 17. How Do You Sleep? 18. How? 19. Oh Yoko! 20. Beach / End Credits
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Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here
Title: Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here
Character: Self
Released: May 11, 1972
Type: Movie
"On John's 31st birthday, Yoko held an art exhibit, "This Is Not Here", at the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse, N.Y.. The show was taped and aired on U.S. TV on May 11, 1972 as "John and Yoko in Syracuse, New York."
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Brazil in Cannes
Title: Brazil in Cannes
Released: December 24, 1971
Type: Movie
The importance of the Cannes Film Festival in world terms and what it represented for Brazil in 1971. For Brazilian cinema, Cannes 71 represented the transition from film to industrialized production. It is the meeting of producers, technicians, critics , celebrities in general, offering opportunities for greater knowledge and renewal of values
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Sweet Toronto
Title: Sweet Toronto
Character: Self
Released: November 22, 1971
Type: Movie
Sweet Toronto is a documentary by D.A. Pennebaker of the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival, a one day festival held September 13, 1969 at Varsity Stadium on the campus of the University of Toronto and attended by some 20,000 persons. John Lennon played as part of the Plastic Ono Band, whose members also included Yoko Ono, Klaus Voorman, Alan White, and Eric Clapton. The video also features a selection of other acts: Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, and Bo Diddley.
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Up Your Legs Forever
Title: Up Your Legs Forever
Released: August 12, 1971
Type: Movie
The film consists of continuous panning shots up a series of 367 human legs.
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Apotheosis
Title: Apotheosis
Released: December 31, 1970
Type: Movie
This short follows Lennon and Ono as they take a hot-air balloon ride over snow-covered countryside.
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Freedom
Title: Freedom
Character: Woman
Released: December 1, 1970
Type: Movie
Yoko Ono plays with our sense of anticipation by constructing a metaphor for the liberation of the female body and self.
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Rome Is Burning: Portrait of Shirley Clarke
Title: Rome Is Burning: Portrait of Shirley Clarke
Character: Yoko Ono
Released: October 4, 1970
Type: Movie
Documentary about filmmaker Shirley Clarke which originally aired on the French television series “Cinéastes de notre temps”.
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Let It Be
Title: Let It Be
Character: Self (uncredited)
Released: May 13, 1970
Type: Movie
The filmed account of The Beatles' attempt to recapture their old group spirit by making a back to basics album, which instead drove them further apart.
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24 Hours: The World of John and Yoko
Title: 24 Hours: The World of John and Yoko
Released: December 15, 1969
Type: Movie
Initially Broadcast in 1969 on the BBC, the Documentary Short Spotlights the Creativity and Activism of John Lennon and Yoko Ono
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The Beatles: SOMETHING
Title: The Beatles: SOMETHING
Character: Self
Released: October 6, 1969
Type: Movie
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Bed Peace
Title: Bed Peace
Character: Herself
Released: March 24, 1969
Type: Movie
John and Yoko in the presidential suite at the Hilton Amsterdam, which they had decorated with hand-drawn signs above their bed reading "Bed Peace." They invited the global press into their room to discuss peace for 12 hours every day.
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Two Virgins
Title: Two Virgins
Released: June 10, 1968
Type: Movie
A video to accompany 19 minutes of music from John and Yoko's Two Virgins album. We see Lennon's and Ono's faces superimposed upon each other's, then John and Yoko touching each other, hugging, and kissing. They are clothed, unlike on the Two Virgins album cover.
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Title: The Dick Cavett Show
Character: Self - Guest
Released: June 6, 1968
Type: TV
The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks.
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Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
Title: Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
Character: Self
Released: March 1, 1968
Type: Movie
An epic portrait of the New York avant-garde art scene of the 60s.
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Eyeblink
Title: Eyeblink
Released: March 10, 1966
Type: Movie
A 16 mm film, featuring Yoko Ono's own eye slowly blinking, shot by Peter Moore with a high-speed camera at 2,000 frames per second, which is projected at normal speed, 24 frames per second, thus creating a slow-motion effect.
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Disappearing Music for Face
Title: Disappearing Music for Face
Released: March 9, 1966
Type: Movie
A smile gradually fades into a neutral facial expression.
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No. 4
Title: No. 4
Character: Herself
Released: February 6, 1966
Type: Movie
This film consists entirely of close ups of famous persons' bottoms. Ono meant it to encourage a dialogue for world peace.
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Andy Warhol Screen Tests
Title: Andy Warhol Screen Tests
Character: Self
Released: November 28, 1965
Type: Movie
The films were made between 1964 and 1966 at Warhol's Factory studio in New York City. Subjects were captured in stark relief by a strong key light, and filmed by Warhol with his stationary 16mm Bolex camera on silent, black and white, 100-foot rolls of film at 24 frames per second. The resulting two-and-a-half-minute film reels were then screened in 'slow motion' at 16 frames per second.
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Satan's Bed
Title: Satan's Bed
Character: Ito
Released: April 23, 1965
Type: Movie
A young Japanese girl arriving in New York City gets mixed up with mobsters and dope dealers.
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Cut Piece
Title: Cut Piece
Character: Herself
Released: January 1, 1965
Type: Movie
Filmed at New York’s Carnegie Hall, Cut Piece documents one of Yoko Ono’s most powerful conceptual pieces. Performed by the artist herself, Ono sits motionless on the stage after inviting the audience to come up and cut away her clothing in a denouement of the reciprocity between victim and assailant.
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Hi-Red Centre Shelter Plan
Title: Hi-Red Centre Shelter Plan
Released: February 14, 1964
Type: Movie
Hi-Red Centre were comprised of Genpei Akasegawa, Natsuyuki Nakanishi and Jiro Takamatsu, who enacted ‘happening’-style performance art in unusual spaces during the early 1960s in Japan. The film is an extremely rare document of one of their early events, where they hired out a room in the Imperial Hotel and invited many friends and professionals in the art scene to participate in the occasion. The performance parodies Cold War fears and the construction of private bomb-shelters, as they diligently measure each guest’s weight and proportions in pretence that they are to build human-size shelters for each individual. Key figures of the art scene make an appearance, including Yoko Ono, video-artist Nam June Paik, noise artist Yasunao Tone, filmmaker Masao Adachi and graphic designer Tadanori Yokoo. A rarely seen and exceptional insight into the Japanese art scene of the era, Jonouchi records the event in his characteristically erratic style.
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Some Young People
Title: Some Young People
Character: herself
Released: January 1, 1964
Type: Movie
A group of youths try to create works they think suitable for filling up the "hollowness" of life. For example, by hiring an orchestra and having its members count the stars in the sky from dusk to dawn, they create a new kind of music. Ms. Yoko Ono, the leader of the group, who calls herself a one-time musician, poet, and painter, explains the motives of their eccentric conduct.
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Hanratty: The Whole Truth
Title: Hanratty: The Whole Truth
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
On August 22, 1962, Michael Gregsten was murdered, and his lover Valerie Storie raped and shot on the A6 at Deadman's Hill in Bedfordshire. James Hanratty, who denied the murder and claimed he had been misidentified, was hanged for the crime at Bedford Prison. 40 years later, the latest DNA verdict confirmed he was guilty as charged. Valerie Storie blasted campaigners who doubted her word. In her first interview for 36 yrs, she tells of the horrific events that left her paralyzed, her battle to work again and the fighting spirit that pushes her to live a full and active life.