Film
Little Richard: I Am Everything
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.
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.
Cast
- Little RichardSelf (archive footage)
- John WatersSelf
- Mick JaggerSelf
- Billy PorterSelf
- Tom JonesSelf
- Paul McCartneySelf (archive footage)
- Nona HendryxSelf
- Valerie JuneSelf
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