NewFest Presents: LITTLE RICHARD: I AM EVERYTHING

Fresh off its premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, Lisa Cortés’ joyous documentary tells the story of the Black queer origins of rock n’ roll, exploding 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.

Part of NewFest Presents
In-Person Ticket — $12 | $5 for Members

In interviews with family, musicians, and cutting-edge Black and queer scholars, LITTLE RICHARD: I AM EVERYTHING reveals how Richard created an art form for ultimate self-expression, yet what he gave to the world he was never able to give to himself. Throughout his life, Richard careened like a shiny cracked pinball between God, sex and rock n’ roll. The world tried to put him in a box, but Richard was an omni being who contained multitudes – he was unabashedly everything.

In-person tickets include a post-screening Q&A with director Lisa Cortés

Screening in-person only

Presented in partnership with The LGBT Community Center

Lisa Cortés

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