Little Richard: I Am Everything

  • a man with a moustache looking at the camera
  • a man playing piano

Showings

Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Tue, May 9, 2023 3:45 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Wed, May 10, 2023 2:15 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Wed, May 10, 2023 6:30 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Thu, May 11, 2023 6:30 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Fri, May 12, 2023 1:00 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Fri, May 12, 2023 9:15 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Sat, May 13, 2023 8:45 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Tue, May 16, 2023 6:45 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Wed, May 17, 2023 6:30 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Thu, May 18, 2023 3:45 PM
Film Info
Runtime:98
Copyright:2023
Country Listing:USA
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Lisa Cortés

Description

It's time to set the record straight on the true story of the Black queer origins of rock n’ roll. Exploding the whitewashed canon of American pop music, Little Richard: I Am Everything reveals the innovator—the originator—Richard Penniman, aka Little Richard. The film shares a wealth of archival and performance material that brings us into Richard’s complicated inner world, unspooling the icon’s life story with all its switchbacks and contradictions. In interviews with family, musicians and cutting edge black and queer scholars, discover how Richard created an art form for ultimate self-expression, yet what he gave to the world he was never able to give to himself.

Tickets: $15 (Members from $10)

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