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2023 Sarasota Film Festival

Little Richard: I am Everything

2022โ€ข 1 hr 38 minโ€ข United Statesโ€ข English

About this film

Little Richard: I Am Everything tells the story of the Black queer 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.


In Attendance: Lisa Cortes, Director

Credits

Director
Lisa Cortes
Filmmaker
Lisa Cortes
Producer
Lisa Cortes, Caryn Capotosto, Robert Friedman, Liz Yale Marsh
Executive Producer
Mike Power, Amy Entelis, Courtney Sexton, Gus Wenner, Jason Fine, Dee Rees, Anita May Rosenstein
Co-Producer
Jarobi Moorhead
Cinematographer
Keith Walker, Graham Willoughby
Editor
Nyneve Minnear, Jake Hostetter
Composer
Tamar-Kali

Premiere: No

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Trailer

Little Richard: I am Everything
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