On December 8, 1980, John Lennon and Yoko Ono sat down to talk to a small crew from San Francisco’s KFRC radio station in their Dakota Building apartment in New York. It was the only radio interview they gave to promote their album Double Fantasy, released three weeks earlier. For two hours and 45 minutes they spoke calmly, optimistically and, in Lennon’s case, in an almost messianic voice, about life. That night, returning home, Lennon would be shot dead by Mark David Chapman. Given the circumstances, the interview could be viewed as prophetic, which is Steven Soderbergh’s angle in his documentary John Lennon: The Last Interview, presented at Cannes in a special session.

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The Beach Boys are known for their sun-kissed sound with beautiful vocal harmonies, rich musicality and lyrics about the California lifestyle, including fast cars, women, and surfing. The group solidified the "California Sound," along with pioneers Jan and Dean, and made waves in the early 60s with hits like "Surfer Girl," "California Girls," "I Get Around," "Little Deuce Coupe," "409," "Surfin' U.S.A.," and many more. By the time 1966 rolled around, The Beach Boys were working on their eleventh album, which would shatter the mold and go on to inspire musicians around the world and revolutionize the music industry.