Film
Right On!
Filmed on the rooftops of lower Manhattan, this performance film features the original Last Poets performing 28 numbers adapted from their legendary Concept-East Poetry appearance at New York's Paperback Theater in 1969. Described as “a conspiracy of ritual, street theater, soul music and cinema."
Overview
Filmed on the rooftops of lower Manhattan, this performance film features the original Last Poets performing 28 numbers adapted from their legendary Concept-East Poetry appearance at New York's Paperback Theater in 1969. Described as “a conspiracy of ritual, street theater, soul music and cinema."
Cast
- Gylan KainHimself (member of 'The Original Last Poets')
- Felipe LucianoHimself (member of 'The Original Last Poets')
- David NelsonHimself (member of 'The Original Last Poets')
- Carlos CuebasCongas
- Gene BallardDrummer
- Gardenia CarterSelf
- Geoffrey KingSelf
