‘Daytime Revolution’ Doc Trailer on John & Yoko’s 1972 TV Appearance
by Alex Billington
August 26, 2024
Source: YouTube
“People tend to think that somebody will save them. There’s only – people can save us. Only us all deciding to do something about it.” Kino Lorber has revealed an official trailer for a documentary called Daytime Revolution, a look back at a major cultural moment in the 70s. This fascinating film, Daytime Revolution, will look at all that went into John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s legendary weeklong 1972 residency as guests on The Mike Douglas Show — the most-watched daytime talk show at the time — and their impact. This is very similar to another doc premiering at the 2024 Venice Film Festival called One to One: John & Yoko – which is also a time capsule film about John & Yoko in 1972. Daytime Revolution is more specific, focusing on this very moment and their TV appearances. 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. This looks like a compelling and inspiring look back at a major moment in US history and how culture can make a difference.
Here’s the official trailer (+ poster) for Erik Nelson’s doc Daytime Revolution, direct from YouTube:
For one extraordinary week beginning on February 14th, 1972, the revolution was televised. The film takes us back in time to the week that John Lennon & Yoko Ono descended upon a Philadelphia broadcasting studio to co-host the iconic Mike Douglas Show, at the time the most popular show on daytime television with an audience of 40 million viewers a week. What followed was five unforgettable episodes of TV, with Lennon & Ono at the helm and Douglas bravely keeping the show on track. Acting as both producers and hosts, Lennon and Ono handpicked their guests, including controversial choices like Yippie founder Jerry Rubin and Black Panther Chairman Bobby Seale, as well as political activist Ralph Nader and comic truth teller George Carlin. Their version of daytime television was a radical take on the traditional format, incorporating candid Q&A sessions with their transfixed audience, conversations about current issues like police violence and women’s liberation, conceptual art events, and one-of-a-kind musical performances, including a unique duet with Lennon and Chuck Berry – and a poignant rendition of Lennon’s “Imagine.”
Daytime Revolution is directed by award-winning doc producer / filmmaker Erik Nelson, director of the films Dreams with Sharp Teeth, Dinotasia, A Gray State, The Cold Blue, and Apocalypse ’45 previously, as well as tons of other doc credits and more projects. It’s produced by Amy Briamonte. This hasn’t premiered at any festivals or elsewhere, as far as we know. Kino Lorber will debut Nelson’s doc Daytime Revolution in select US theaters starting on October 9th, 2024 this fall. For more info, visit the official site. Look good?
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