John Lennon fans will have a special treat to look forward to in a new documentary about the music legend. Fans will get to see exclusive never-before-seen footage of the former Beatle.
The Beatle's widow, Yoko Ono, has given permission for the unseen footage to be used in an upcoming documentary.
The documentary, "The U.S. Vs. John Lennon," focuses on the Beatle's life between 1966 and 1976 when Lennon faced some difficulty applying for his U.S. citizenship and outwardly expressed his anti-views on war.
Never-been-seen footage to be used in the new documentary includes wedding pictures, unfinished movie clips and home movies.
Ono provided exclusive rights to directors David Leaf and John Scheinfeld to use these clips for their documentary because she believes this documentary would have been one Lennon would have been very happy with.
"Of all the documentaries that have been made about John, this is the one he would have loved," she said.
Director Leaf says he would like to tell an untold story about Lennon many have forgotten about over the years, or haven't had much insight to.
"It's definitely a forgotten story. The vast majority of people who lived through that period and knew something about the Lennon case haven't thought about it in a really long time. For anyone born since then, it's probably an unknown story," he said.
Lennon was assassinated at the turn of a new decade, in 1980.
"The U.S. Vs. John Lennon" will make its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival.
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