7:30 p.m.	Grapefruit Cecelia Dougherty (U.S., 1989)

PFA Collection Print

Based obliquely on Ono's book, Dougherty's video reconstructs moments from the charmed history of John Lennon (played by none other than Susie Bright) and Yoko Ono. An all-female cast (aside from one male go-go dancer) makes this a gentle mockery lingering on the banal squabbles of the Fab Four and John and Yoko's deliberate denuding of their private lives. It's an experiment in crippled nostalgia.

—Steve Seid

• (40 mins, Color, Beta SP, PFA Collection)

Preceded by shorts:
Apotheosis (Yoko Ono, John Lennon, U.K., 1970). A gorgeous extended shot from a hot-air balloon, a sound film that, being afloat, is virtually silent. Flight—and the desire to fly (away)—is a running, punning theme in Ono and Lennon's films. (18 mins, Color, 16mm)
Looking for Yoko Ono (Gregory Sale with Vikki Dempsey, U.S., 2002–06). Sale clandestinely telephones patrons attending SFMoMA's 2002 Yes Yoko Ono exhibition. (c. 15 mins, B&W, DVD, From the artist)

• (Total running time: c. 73 mins, Color, 16mm)