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.
Production
Bungalow Media + Entertainment · CNN Films · Rolling Stone Films · Cortés Filmworks
Cast & Characters
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)
Directors & Crew
Lisa Cortés
Director
Liz Yale Marsh
Producer
Caryn Capotosto
Producer
Lisa Cortés
Producer
Robert Friedman
Producer
Screenshots & Stills
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