John & Yoko: Daytime Revolution (2024)

Celebrate John Lennon’s birthday with ICFS and a screening of John & Yoko: Daytime Revolution (2024).

Daytime Revolution takes us back in time to when John Lennon and Yoko Ono descended upon the iconic Mike Douglas Show, co-hosting the most popular show on daytime television. The result was five unforgettable episodes of TV. Acting as both producers and hosts, Lennon and Ono handpicked their guests, ranging from iconic musicians like Chuck Berry and The Chambers Brothers, to comic truth teller George Carlin, to activists like Yippie founder Jerry Rubin, Black Panther chairman Bobby Seale and nascent consumer protection guru Ralph Nader. John and Yoko’s version of daytime TV was a radical take on the traditional format, incorporating candid Q&A sessions with their transfixed audience, frank conversations about hot-button issues like police violence and women’s liberation, impromptu conceptual art events and, of course, one-of-a-kind musical performances. 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. As with other ICFS events, expect prizes, surprises, comfy couches and a convenient bar. Not rated.