DocumentaryMusic

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.

Credits

Little RichardSelf (archive footage)

John WatersSelf

Mick JaggerSelf

Billy PorterSelf

Tom JonesSelf