Little Richard: I Am Everything
2023, Film, 101 min, Biography, Documentary, Music, English, United States, MoviePedia score 66
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 by Lisa Cortes
Cast
- Ralph Harper as Self - Macon Neighbor
- Newt Collier as Self - Cousin
- Muriel Jackson as Self - Head of the Middle Georgia Archives
- Zandria Robinson as Self - Scholar
- Billy Vera as Self - Specialty Records Historian
- Billy Porter as Self - Musician
- Nona Hendryx as Self - Labelle
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