Magnolia Pictures debuted the official trailer for Little Richard: I Am Everything, Lisa Cortés’ “eye-opening” documentary on rock ‘n’ roll icon Richard Wayne Penniman aka Little Richard. Featured in the documentary are Mick Jagger, Billy Porter, John Waters, Tom Jones, and more

Little Richard: I Am Everything world premiered at 2023 Sundance Film Festival, and will be released for a special one-night-only theatrical screenings on April 11, followed by additional theaters and a digital release on April 21st.

Director Lisa Cortés’ Sundance opening night documentary Little Richard: I Am Everything 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. In interviews with family, musicians, and cutting-edge Black and queer scholars, the film 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.

Watch the official trailer for Little Richard: I Am Everything.