BRAND NEW - ONE WEEK IN 1972 JOHN LENNON & YOKO ONO TOOK OVER A TALK SHOW - IMAGINE THAT..11/26/24 Release
For one extraordinary week beggining on February 14th, 1972, the revolution was televised. Daytime Revolution takes us back in time to the week that John and Yoko descended upon a Philadelphia broadcasting studio to co-host the iconic Mike Douglas Show, at the time the most popular show on daytime television with an audience of 40 million viewers a week.
What followed was five unforgettable episodes of television, with John and Yoko at the helm and Douglas bravely keeping the show on track.
Acting as both producers and hosts, John and Yoko handpicked their guests, including controversial choices like Yippie founder Jerry Rubin and Black Panther Chairman Bobby Seals, as well as political activist Ralph Nader and comic truth teller George Carlin.
Their Version of daytime TV was a radical take on the traditional format, incorporating candid Q&A sessions with their transfixed audience, conversations about current issues like police violence and women's liberation, conceptual art events, and one-of-a-kin musical performances, including a unique duet with John and Chuck Berry and a poignant rendition of "Imagine."
A document of the past that speaks to our turbulent present, Daytime Revolution is a time capsule reminding us of art's power to break down barriers and the bravery of two artists who never took the easy way out as they fought for their vision of a better world. Documentary - 1h 48m
