Release Date

11 Apr, 2023

Runtime

01:38: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

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.

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Actors

Little Richard

John Waters

Mick Jagger

Billy Porter

Tom Jones

Paul McCartney

Nona Hendryx

Valerie June

Nile Rodgers

Fredara Hadley

Alan Freed

Elvis Presley

Pat Boone

John Lennon

Keith Winslow

Crew

Lisa Cortés

Hunter Hanson

Liz Yale Marsh

Caryn Capotosto

Mike Powers

Keith Walker

Graham Willoughby

Gus Wenner

Nyneve Laura Minnear

Jake Hostetter

Jason Fine

Dee Rees

Courtney Sexton

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