Last night at the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, Apple Original Films celebrated the world premiere of the highly anticipated film, “Bono: Stories of Surrender,” a bold and lyrical visual exploration of Bono’s one-man show by the same name, directed by award-winning filmmaker Andrew Dominik. The film will premiere globally on Friday, 30 May, 2025 on Apple TV+.
Individuals associated with the film in attendance at the “Bono: Stories of Surrender” premiere event included Bono, musicians Jacknife Lee and Kate Ellis, producers Jon Kamen, Dave Sirulnick and Dede Gardner, executive producers Jennifer Pitcher and Kelly McNamara, editor and executive producer Lasse Järvi, and director of photography Erik Messerschmidt. Special guests celebrating Bono and the film included his wife Alison Hewson and children Jordan Hewson and Elijah Hewson, U2’s The Edge, Sean Penn, Amal Clooney and Helena Christensen.
“Bono: Stories of Surrender” is a vivid reimagining of Bono’s critically acclaimed one-man stage show, “Stories of Surrender: An Evening of Words, Music and Some Mischief…” As Bono pulls back the curtain on a remarkable life and the family, friends and faith that have challenged and sustained him, he also reveals personal stories about his journey as a son, father, husband, activist and rockstar. Along with never-before-seen, exclusive footage from the Beacon Theatre shows, the film features Bono performing many iconic U2 songs that have shaped his life and legacy.
Also set to premiere on 30 May, 2025 on Apple Vision Pro, “Bono: Stories of Surrender (Immersive)” will be the first feature-length film available in Apple Immersive Video, a remarkable media format recorded in 8K with Spatial Audio to produce a 180-degree video that places viewers onstage with Bono and in the centre of his story.
Academy Award and Emmy Award-winning RadicalMedia’s Jon Kamen and Dave Sirulnick (“Summer of Soul,” “Hamilton,” “David Byrne’s American Utopia”) produce alongside Academy Award-winning Plan B Entertainment’s Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner (upcoming “F1: The Movie,” “Moonlight,” “12 Years a Slave”). Bono executive produces with Jennifer Pitcher (“Kiss the Future”) and Kelly McNamara (“V-U2 an Immersive Concert Film at Sphere Las Vegas”).
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