Happy Birthday to John

Name: Happy Birthday to John
Director: Jonas Mekas
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 1997-10-09
Duration: 24 min
Rating: 5.3
Cast: John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Ringo Starr, Andy Warhol, Allen Ginsberg

5.3

1997

24m

DocumentaryMusic

Director: Jonas Mekas

Overview

On October 9, 1972, the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse hosted an exhibition of John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s work, designed by Fluxus artist George Maciunas. That same day, friends including Ringo Starr, Allen Ginsberg, and Paul Krassner gathered to celebrate Lennon’s birthday. Jonas Mekas’s film records the event in both image and sound, capturing the spirit of the moment and the community around Lennon and Ono.