The story of the black, gay 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.

• DirectorLisa Cortés
• Release11 April 2023
• Genre
  Documentary / Music
• Duration1h 38m
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  6.6
  23 reviews
• Productions

  Bungalow Media + Entertainment, CNN Films, Rolling Stone Films