Teaser poster for the first-ever full-length Apple Vision Pro documentary film — image credit: Apple
U2 frontman Bono’s “Stories of Surrender” show is to premiere on Apple TV+ as the first-ever feature-length film to be shown in 180 degree and 8K video on Apple Vision Pro.
Bono and U2 go back a long way with Apple, starting with their 2004 partnership that included iTunes ads and the black and red iPod. Ten years later, things went less well with Tim Cook popping U2’s “Songs of Innocence” album onto everyone’s iPhones in 2014, and just over ten more years later, frontman Bono is back.
Bono later took the blame for Apple pushing the U2 album onto everybody, and he did so in his memoir, “Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story”. He then turned that book into a one-man show, and this is what Apple has now filmed for both Apple TV+ and Apple Vision Pro.
Premiering globally on May 30, 2025, Apple calls the film a “vivid reimagining of Bono’s critically-acclaimed one-man stage show.” It features U2 songs, plus never-before-shown footage, but it’s the Apple Vision Pro version that will be the remarkable version.
Filmed in 180-degree 8K with Spatial Audio, the new production puts viewers onstage with Bono. More significant than the image quality, the sound quality, or the film’s immersive 180-degree view, though, is that it’s movie-length.
Apple has not revealed the duration, but does state that it is the first feature-length film to be released on Apple Vision Pro. Well over a year since the launch of the Apple Vision Pro, it has repeatedly been said that it lacks content. Apple has been producing more, and recently was reported to be working anew to get more developers and filmmakers creating immersive video.
But to date, Apple Vision Pro has been used chiefly to showcase short productions. To date, its only movie that has been produced specifically for Apple Vision Pro is the submarine drama, “Submerged,” which runs for around 16 minutes.
