The trailer for the U2 frontman’s brand new documentary 'Bono: Stories of Surrender' has been unveiled.
The doc is set for release on Apple TV+ on the 30th of May and will see a reimagining of Bono’s famous one-man stage show ‘Stories of Surrender: An Evening of Words, Music and Some Mischief…’
Directed by Andrew Dominik, famous for his work on Nick Cave’s documentaries ‘One More Time With Feeling’ and ‘This Much I Know To Be True’ as well as the Marilyn Monroe biopic ‘Blonde’, the film will also include unseen footage from his 2023 residency at NYC’s Beacon Theatre.
You can watch the trailer here:
“These are the tall tales of a short rockstar,” the Dublin born artist says in the opening lines of his trailer.
“Something to know about performers: In pursuit of truth we are capable of more untruth than most,” he continues.
The doc appears to delve into the 64-year-old’s relationships with his partner and with his family. “Turns out, the most extraordinary thing about my life is the people I’m in relationships with.”
Speaking about the loss of his mother at age 14, he says: “Last time I saw my mother alive, was at her own father’s funeral. It sounds almost too Irish, I know. My father’s response to this tragedy was to never speak of her again.”
“Surrender does not come easy to me. This is my story,” he says. “I’m stuck with it.”
A press release for the film sates that it “pulls back the curtain on a remarkable life and the family, friends, and faith that have challenged and sustained him, revealing personal stories about his journey as a son, father, husband, activist and rockstar.”
The film is also to be released on the Apple Vision Pro marking the first feature-length film available in Apple Immersive Video.
Along with all of this, an abridged and updated paperback version of Bono’s memoir will be released alongside the documentary film. This new paperback edition of ‘Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story, A Memoir Told Through 40 U2 Songs’ will have a new film tie-in book cover and introduction and has also been edited to reflect the arc of his one man show.
