The story of the black, gay origins of rock n' roll. It explodes the whitewashed canon of American pop music to reveal the innovator – the originator – Richard Penniman. Through a wealth of archive and performance that brings us into Richard's complicated inner world, the film unspools the icon's life story with all its switchbacks and contradictions.
Directed byLisa Cortés
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Language
- EN
- Released
- April 11, 2023
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Cast & crew
Little Richard
Self (archive footage)
John Waters
Self
Mick Jagger
Self
Billy Porter
Self
Tom Jones
Self
Paul McCartney
Self (archive footage)
Nona Hendryx
Self
Valerie June
Self
Nile Rodgers
Self
Fredara Hadley
Self
- Directed by
- Lisa Cortés
- Produced by
- Lisa CortésRobert Friedman
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