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Community Screening: Little Richard: I Am Everything

Directed by Lisa Cortés

USA | Documentary | 98

2 Nov
Thu, Nov 2, 2023 at 3:00 pm PT

Guests Expected

Director Lisa Cortés is expected to attend.

Description

Brilliant and complicated, Richard Wayne Penniman (aka Little Richard) has never received the full picture treatment…until now. In this electrifying and kinetic film that definitively positions Little Richard as the true originator of rock and roll, Lisa Cortés explodes the music industry’s whitewashing of a magnetic and singular performer while also presenting his contradictory life in all of its shades. Blending archival footage with insightful commentary from Nona Hendryx, John Waters, Tom Jones, and many others, the film takes viewers on a roller coaster ride of Richard’s life. As he careens from obsessions including sex, God, and of course music, he also bridles against an industry that refuses to acknowledge his contributions to it. Thank goodness his legacy now has this film and the music he left behind to restore his place in history once and for all.

Audience Information

Little Richard: I Am Everything will be offered as a community screening, free and open to the public. Attendees must RSVP for tickets.

Director Lisa Cortés

Lisa Cortés is an Academy Award®-nominated and Emmy-winning producer and director. She is celebrated for creating challenging, visionary stories while empowering inclusive voices. Cortés’s work includes Precious (2009), The Apollo (Doc Stories 2019), and All In: The Fight For Democracy (2020). Cortés is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and serves on the Boards of the Film Society at Lincoln Center and ITVS.

Film Details

LanguageEnglish

Year2023

Runtime98

CountryUSA

DirectorLisa Cortés

ProducerRobert Friedman, Lisa Cortés, Liz Yale Marsh and Caryn Capotosto

Executive ProducerDee Rees, Mike Powers, Anita May Rosentstein, Gus Wenner, Jason Fine, Amy Entelis, Courtney Sexton

EditorJake Hostetter

CinematographerKeith Walker, Graham Willoughby

MusicTamar-kali

Closed CaptionsClosed captions are available for this screening.

Audio DescriptionAudio descriptions are available for this screening.

American Sign Language (ASL) InterpretationAmerican Sign Language (ASL) interpretation is not currently scheduled for this event. For more information about ASL interpretation at our events, e-mail ADA@SFFilm.org.