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Happy Birthday to John (1997)

Directed by Jonas Mekas

Overview

On October 9th, 1972 an exhibition of John Lennon/Yoko Ono’s art, designed by the Master of the Fluxus movement, George Maciunas, opened at the Syracuse Museum of Art, in New York. On the same day an unusual group of John’s and Yoko’s friends, including Ringo, Allen Ginsberg, Paul Krasner, and many others, gathered to celebrate John’s birthday. This film is a visual and audio record of that event.

Length 24 minutes

Actors

John Lennon | Yoko Ono | Ringo Starr | Andy Warhol | Allen Ginsberg | Shirley Clarke | Miles Davis | Paul Krassner | George Maciunas