Happy Birthday to John (1997) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1997 · 24 mins · English

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Directed by

Jonas Mekas

Starring

John Lennon, Ringo Starr, Andy Warhol, Shirley Clarke, Allen Ginsberg, Miles Davis

On October 9 1972 an exhibition of John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s artwork, conceived by Fluxus chief George Maciunas, opened at the Syracuse Museum of Art in New York. That same day a diverse circle of their friends—including Ringo Starr, poet Allen Ginsberg, painter Paul Krasner and many others—assembled to honor John’s birthday. The film records the event in both picture and sound.