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.
Directing | Lisa Cortés | Director |
Production | Lisa Cortés | Producer |
Production | Robert Friedman | Producer |
Production | Liz Yale Marsh | Producer |
Production | Caryn Capotosto | Producer |
Production | Mike Powers | Executive Producer |
Production | Amy Entelis | Executive Producer |
Production | Courtney Sexton | Executive Producer |
Production | Gus Wenner | Executive Producer |
Production | Jason Fine | Executive Producer |
Production | Dee Rees | Executive Producer |
Production | Anita May Rosenstein | Executive Producer |
Camera | Keith Walker | Director of Photography |
Camera | Graham Willoughby | Director of Photography |
Sound | Tamar-kali | Original Music Composer |
Sound | Jonathan Finegold | Music Supervisor |
Editing | Nyneve Laura Minnear | Editor |
Editing | Jake Hostetter | Editor |
Production | Jarobi Moorhead | Co-Producer |
Sound | Hunter Hanson | Music Editor |