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How ‘Little Richard: I Am Everything’ restores the rock ‘n’ roll icon to his throne

Oscar- and Emmy-nominated filmmaker Lisa Cortés discusses her journey to understand the competing passions of the performer.

Little Richard at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles, Sept. 2, 1956, as seen in the new documentary “Little Richard: I Am Everything.” (Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures)
Little Richard at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles, Sept. 2, 1956, as seen in the new documentary “Little Richard: I Am Everything.” (Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures)
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By | plarsen@scng.com | Orange County Register
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The documentary film looks at Little Richard's life as a Black queer man who struggled with competing passions for God, sex and music throughout his life.

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