7.1 / 10
(16 votes)
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.
United States of America
Documentary,
Music
98 minutes
2023
Lisa Cortés
Bungalow Media + Entertainment,
CNN Films,
Rolling Stone Films