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Little Richard: I Am Everything

DocumentaryMusic
6.6·2023·1h 38m

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 ...

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Cast

Little Richard

Little Richard

Self (archive footage)

John Waters

John Waters

Self

Mick Jagger

Mick Jagger

Self

Billy Porter

Billy Porter

Self

Tom Jones

Tom Jones

Self

Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney

Self (archive footage)

Nona Hendryx

Nona Hendryx

Self

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Valerie June

Self

DIRECTOR

Lisa Cortés

OVERVIEW

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.