Released:
2023-04-11

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.

Director:
Lisa Cortés

Runtime:
1h 38min

Genre:
Documentary, Music

• Cast:
• 
  Little Richard
  as
  Self (archive footage)
• 
  John Waters
  as
  Self
• 
  Mick Jagger
  as
  Self
• 
  Billy Porter
  as
  Self
• 
  Tom Jones
  as
  Self