Distribution deal reached for John Lennon and Yoko Ono documentary One to One

The European distribution rights for One to One: John & Yoko have been acquired by Piece of Magic Entertainment, Variety reports.

The list of territories comprises France, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

One to One follows an 18-month period of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's lives in their Greenwich Village apartment during the early '70s. The documentary has been directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Kevin Macdonald (One Day in September, Whitney), and premiered at the 2024 Venice Film Festival.

The documentary is centred around restored footage of the only full-length shows Lennon played after The Beatles' dissolution – the One to One benefit concerts at Madison Square Garden in August 1972. Remastered audio has been overseen by the couple's son Sean Ono Lennon, who is also listed as an executive producer alongside Brad Pitt.

The film offers "a moving look at the couple’s life upon their entry into a transformative 1970’s New York, exploring their musical, personal, artistic, social, and political world," says a description on Lennon's website.

It is "set in 1972 against the backdrop of a turbulent era in American history," continues the post.

No dates have been announced for the documentary's release in cinemas. In North America, where the distribution rights have been acquired by Magnolia Pictures, the feature will premiere exclusively in Imax on April 11, and will be released to HBO and Max in late 2025, according to Deadline.