Little Richard: I Am Everything

Apr 11, 2023 | IMDB 6.4

98 min Watch Now

Documentary, Music

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.

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Little Richard, John Waters, Mick Jagger, Billy Porter, Tom Jones, Paul McCartney, Nona Hendryx, Valerie June, Nile Rodgers, Fredara Hadley

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