Macdonald won a Feature Documentary Oscar for 2000’s One Day in September which follows the 1972 Munich Summer Olympic Games when Palestinian terrorist group Black September held Israeli athletes hostage. Macdonald has also directed such feature films as The Mauritanian, The Eagle, the Oscar winning The Last King of Scotland, and Black Sea.

The sale went through before “One to One” is set to screen at Sundance Film Festival, which is taking place in Park City from Jan. 23-Feb. 2, 2025. The doc had its world premiere at Venice Film Festival and played at Telluride Film Festival before making the trek to Utah’s snowy mountain town.

Ahead of its screening as part of the Spotlight section at the Sundance Film Festival, the documentary "One to One: John & Yoko" has secured distribution from Magnolia Pictures for a release that includes Imax exhibition and a streaming home on Max.

Kevin Macdonald documentary chronicling a pivotal 18 months for one of rock’s most famous couples, will get an exclusive IMAX release on April 11, followed by an HBO airing and Max streaming debut in late 2025,

Magnolia Pictures has announced that they have acquired North American rights to ONE TO ONE: JOHN & YOKO, from Oscar®-winning filmmaker Kevin Macdonald (“The Last King of Scotland,” “Marley,” HBO’s “One Day in September”, “The Mauritanian”).