Yoko Ono inspires locally produced cartoon For Jerry Levitan, meeting John Lennon and Yoko Ono when he was 14 was a life-altering experience that continues to enrich his life. That’s one reason why he continues to spread their message through art. Now 57, Levitan, a local lawyer, children’s entertainer and Emmy Award-winning producer of the [...]
LENNONYC wins the EMMY for Outstanding Non-Fiction Series 2011 Congratulations to: Susan Lacy, Executive Producer Stanley Buchthal, Executive Producer Michael Cohl, Executive Producer Prudence Glass, Series Producer Julie Sacks, Supervising Producer Michael Epstein, Producer & Director Jessica Levin, Producer. LENNONYC wins a PEABODY AWARD A record 38 recipients of the 70th Annual Peabody Awards were [...]
Message from Yoko Ono Dear Friends, In 1969, John and I were so naïve to think that doing the Bed-In would help change the world. Well, it might have. But at the time, we didn’t know. It was good that we filmed it, though. The film is powerful now. What we said then could have [...]
The Without Borders Film Festival in Umbria kicks off its fourth season on Friday with the world premiere of an animated film written and narrated by Yoko Ono. Hailed as the “only film festival with a soul” by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Jerry Levitan, the non-profit event seeks to transcend political, economic, and religious differences by showcasing [...]
“I did something I’ve never done before…”
BEGINNINGS is a series of short films celebrating seven creative individuals and their early inspirations in New York City. The subjects of the series are Dan Barber, Carmen de Lavallade, Carolina Herrera, Yoko Ono, Mario Sorrenti, Mickalene Thomas and Massimo Vignelli. It is directed by Chiara Clemente and produced by Tanya Selvaratnam for Di San Luca Films and premieres on SundanceChannel.com and FullFrontalFashion.com on October 19th, 2010 and airs on Sundance Channel on October 24th at 9:00pm E/P.
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A LENNON TIME IS GUARANTEED FOR ALL! A Celluloid Celebration Of John Lennon’s 70th Birthday John Lennon loved movies. It was in a Liverpool cinema that he first encountered Elvis Presley. John was 15 and in the balcony. Elvis was 21 and on the screen. It led to John taking up music as his rock [...]
Dear Friends, I just watched the Smiling Face Film! It blew my mind! In fact, tears ran down my face and there was no stopping. I just didn’t know that there are still so many beautiful people on Earth, since i am reading the papers every day of murders, bombings, and major pollutions caused and [...]
After a week-long Bed-In for Peace in Montreal and a Peace conference at The University of Ottowa, John and Yoko visit Niagara Falls in Canada at 4pm on Wednesday 4 June 1969. They are on their way to Toronto and then home to London. On the same day (4 June 1969), the Beatles single [...]
Part 1/4: Childhood Part 2/4: Passages For Light Part 3/4: Five Films & Chair Piece Part 4/4: Q&A Yoko Ono’s lecture at Stanford University on 14 Jan 2009 Courtesy of Yoko Ono, Stanford University & www.IMAGINEPEACE.com Lectures & Films ©2009 Yoko Ono Video Footage ©2009 Stanford University All Rights Reserved. Yoko Ono reflects on her [...]
WAR IS OVER! December 8th serves as Remembrance Day for John Lennon. On December 16, 1969 John Lennon and Yoko Ono launched a large-scale multi-media campaign for Peace. Originally used in a tribute to John for the ImaginePeace.com website last December, this rare footage from the Lennon Film Archive remembers John as the world knew [...]
Ben Patterson, Eric Andersen, Shigeko Kubota, Al Hansen, Alison Knowles, Yoko Ono, Wolf Vostell, Jean Jacques Lebel, Nam June Paik, Dick Higgins & Wilhelm de Ridder.
As part of the 2008 Newcastle Gateshead Winter Festival, a number of ambitious works by Yoko Ono will be located in prominent locations around the two cities. Onochord, a work where Ono uses light to form a code spelling out “I Love You” or “•, ••, •••” will be presented as a large projection of [...]
These film excerpts are courtesy of www.jonasmekas.com, where longer versions can be downloaded, some of which are free. Click on the title of the film (under its QuickTime) to link to the relevant page. Thursday June 7th, 2007 (from 365 Films) 3 min. 14 sec. On a visit to Girona, Spain, we stumble on a surprise – [...]
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Dave Matthews, the Stone Temple Pilots, Alanis Morissette, Rufus Wainwright and Sean Lennon will be part of a live John Lennon tribute DVD that’s re-released next month. Come Together: A Night For John Lennon’s Words & Music is due out on Nov. 4 through Eagle Rock Entertainment. The 90-minute DVD was filmed at New York [...]
Composer/philosopher/activist Henry Flynt reflects on his years in the downtown Avant-Garde and the sectarian Left. In this scene, Flynt recalls his New York concert debut in Yoko Ono’s loft (at 112 Chambers Street, NY NY) in February, 1961. The concert series in which he appeared was curated by La Monte Young. ‘Henry Flynt in New [...]
KRON 4 Morning News has a candid conversation with Yoko Ono about her solo exhibition at SF MoMA. Reporter: Vicki Liviakis. Producer: Lily Tung.
