Power to the People: John & Yoko Live in NYCdirected by Simon Hilton

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Power to the People: John & Yoko Live in NYC captures the extraordinary night when John Lennon and Yoko Ono, performing as John & Yoko and the Plastic Ono Band, took the stage in New York City for a pair of sold-out One To One concerts. Directed by Simon Hilton, the film brings viewers into the pulse of a crowded, city-lit live setting where Elephant’s Memory and special guests join the lineup, transforming the performance into more than a concert—it’s a direct call to action. The story centers on the tension between mainstream expectations and a radical insistence on using music as a platform for real-world change, as the shows draw a combined audience of 40,000 and raise more than $1.5M for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Framed around the rare, full-length stage performances Lennon undertook after leaving The Beatles, the documentary feels like a window into a pivotal moment of voice, urgency, and shared purpose, asking how sound can rally a crowd and move a community toward care.