United Kingdom, April 12 -- Yoko Ono is shown as a "mother in pain" in the new documentary on her and John Lennon's life in New York.

Newly-released film 'One to One: John and Yoko' is co-directed by Scott Macdonald and Kevin MacDonald, and brings an emotional depth to the portrayal of Yoko by focusing on her agonising years-long search for her abducted daughter.

The project explores the first 18 months that John Lennon and Yoko spent in New York during the early 1970s -a period that often remains overshadowed by their more famous political activism.

Scott spoke to People about how Yoko's heartbreaking personal struggle shaped the narrative of the documentary.

He said: "When I first heard it, it made me feel totally different about Yo...