John Lennon's most intimate performance—literally. 42 minutes, one take, zero apologies.
Self-Portrait is a 1969 film made by the artist Yoko Ono. The film consists of a single 42 minute shot of the semi erect penis of her husband, John Lennon.
Direction
Ono's radical minimalism—no cuts, no narrative, just presence.
Cinematography
The lighting on Lennon's skin is genuinely painterly.
Director
Yoko Ono
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during Lennon and Ono's famous bed-ins for peace, this was their follow-up to 'Two Virgins'—proving they'd weaponize their relationship against polite society.
Film historian P. Adams Sitney classified this as 'structural film'—where the duration IS the content, forcing viewers to confront their own discomfort with time and male bodies.
