Little Richard: I Am Everything
2023•R•1h 38m•6.6•Released
DocumentaryMusic
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.
Director
Lisa Cortés
Languages
English
Studio
Bungalow Media + Entertainment
Cast
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
Alan Freed
Self (archive footage)
Elvis Presley
Self (archive footage)
Pat Boone
Self (archive footage)
John Lennon
Self (archive voice)
Keith Winslow
Self
Production
Company
Bungalow Media + Entertainment
Company
CNN Films
Company
Rolling Stone Films
Company
Cortés Filmworks
Producer
Lisa Cortés
Producer
Liz Yale Marsh
Producer
Caryn Capotosto
Producer
Robert Friedman
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