Overview

• Bono's one-man show, 'Stories of Surrender,' adapted from his 2022 memoir, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, receiving a 6½- to 7-minute standing ovation.
• Directed by Andrew Dominik, the black-and-white documentary combines stripped-down U2 performances with personal stories of loss, family, and faith.
• The film will debut globally on Apple TV+ and in an immersive Apple Vision Pro format on May 30, marking a pioneering use of the technology in cinema.
• In his Cannes speech, Bono criticized U.S. foreign aid cuts by Donald Trump and Elon Musk and warned of heightened global risks of war.
• The project reflects Bono's decades-long activism and vulnerability, exploring themes of grief, self-reflection, and his relationship with his father and bandmates.