Lisa Cortés, director of LITTLE RICHARD/ I AM EVERYTHING, Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures

Published on April 17th, 2023 | by Dr. Jerry Doby

Director Lisa Cortés on Documentary Little Richard: I Am Everything

I had the great pleasure of connecting with Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winner Lisa Cortés, the Director of the highly anticipated documentary film, LITTLE RICHARD: I AM EVERYTHING. Produced by Bungalow Media + Entertainment for CNN Films and HBO Max, this film is set to explode the whitewashed canon of American pop music and reveal the true innovator of rock n’ roll, Richard Penniman. Featuring interviews with Mick Jagger, Billy Porter, John Waters, Tom Jones, and more, LITTLE RICHARD: I AM EVERYTHING tells the story of the Black queer origins of rock n’ roll and how Richard created an art form for ultimate self-expression.

Executive-produced by Dee Rees, Mike Powers, Anita May Rosenstein, Gus Wenner, Jason Fine, Amy Entelis, and Courtney Sexton, this Sundance opening night documentary is a must-see. It will be available via a digital release on April 21. You can find out more information on the documentary on https://www.littlericharddocumentary.com/

Lisa Cortés and her team have done an amazing job unspooling Richard’s life story with all its switchbacks and contradictions, using a wealth of archive and performance footage that brings us into Richard’s complicated inner world. It was a great pleasure to welcome Lisa Cortés, find her on Twitter @misscortes…Tune In!!!

Lisa Cortés, Director of LITTLE RICHARD/ I AM EVERYTHING, Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures

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Dr. Jerry Doby Editor-in-Chief of The Hype Magazine, Media and SEO Consultant, Journalist, Ph.D. and retired combat vet. 2023 recipient of The President's Lifetime Achievement Award. Partner at THM Media Group. Member of the U.S. Department of Arts and Culture, the United States Press Agency and ForbesBLK.