Schedule of Events:
1:00pm: They All Came Out To Montreux
The extraordinary story of the world-famous Montreux Jazz Festival and its beloved founder, Claude Nobs. Starting in 1967 with practically no knowledge of the music industry Claude Nobs turned a sleepy town on the shores of Lake Geneva into a mecca for the greatest international recording artists of all time. Aretha Franklin, Nina Simone, David Bowie, Miles Davis, Etta James, Prince… the list goes on and They All Came Out To Montreux.
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4:00pm: Sly Lives! (Aka The Burden Of Black Genius)
A film by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson
"Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)" examines the life and legacy of Sly & The Family Stone, the groundbreaking band led by the charismatic and enigmatic Sly Stone. The film captures the band's rise, reign and subsequent fadeout while shedding light on the unseen burden that comes with success for Black artists in America.
"This is absolutely extraordinary." – FilmWeek
"An exploration and celebration of Stone's prodigious talent, but also an attempt to understand his downfall, and to place it in the wider context of being a black artist in America, with all the obstacles and traps that are placed in the way." – New Statesman
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7:30pm: One To One: John & Yoko
An expansive and revelatory inside look at John Lennon and Yoko Ono's life in Greenwich Village in the early 1970s, ONE TO ONE: JOHN & YOKO delivers an immersive cinematic experience that brings to life electrifying, never-before-seen material and newly restored footage of John and Yoko's only full-length concert. Featuring mind-blowing music newly remixed and produced by Sean Ono Lennon, the film is a seismic revelation that will challenge pre-existing notions of the iconic couple.
"One to One… makes him feel bracingly alive in a way few other documentaries have managed." – Observer (UK)
"For Beatles fans, music historians, or anyone who understands that one and one and one is three, One to One: John and Yoko is a revelatory, deeply human, and utterly compelling tribute." – Reel Reviews
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