INTERNATIONAL PANORAMA

In 1969, a young promoter in Toronto was struggling to pull off a rock festival that seemed doomed from the start: tickets weren’t selling, veterans like Chuck Berry and Little Richard were allegedly past their prime, and organizational chaos reigned. Against all odds, the madness drew in The Doors, a blazing Alice Cooper, and—miraculously—John Lennon and Yoko Ono, who gave the very first performance of the Plastic Ono Band. With humor and a treasure trove of archival material, footage shot by the legendary D.A. Pennebaker, phone recordings, and delirious animations, the film reconstructs the behind-the-scenes story of a concert that almost never happened, but ultimately changed everything right there and then.

Cast: John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Little Richard, The Doors, Chuck Berry, Alice Cooper, Eric Clapton, Klaus Voormann, Alan White, Geddy Lee, Shep Gordon, Danny Seraphine, John Brower, Bo Diddley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Gene Vincent, Jim Morrison, Claudja Barry, Rodney Bingenheimer, Robert Christgau, Christopher Dalrymple, Molly Davis, Anthony Fawcett, Lea Harper, Hugh Leggat, Edjo Leslie, Daniel Richter, Danny Taylor.

Screenings:
24 October, 4:15 p.m.
With the presentation Ron Champan, the film director. – European release.

30 October, 7:30 p.m.