![]() ![]() What Cortés finds most compelling about Little Richard’s story, she said, is his “explosive and so original” music, but also the “complicated life that he had swinging between the secular and the profane.”ĭespite his musical success, Little Richard often struggled with reconciling the secular music lifestyle, his queerness and his religious beliefs. Those featured in the film include music giants such as Billy Porter, John Waters, Mick Jagger and Tom Jones.Ĭortés, who is the executive producer of the 2009 film “Precious” and a prime-time Emmy Award winner, said she learned intimate details about Little Richard’s life by reading his authorized biography, “The Life and Times of Little Richard,” which she called a great initial source to “hear in his voice” the monumental moments that stood out in his career. After being presented with the opportunity to take part in the project by film producer Liz Yale Marsh, Cortés said she joined the team in July 2021. “I felt like, ‘Wow, you know what - it’s crazy that no one’s ever done a story on him,’” Cortés said. Lisa Cortés, the film’s director, said she decided to participate in a documentary about the Black icon’s life after reading about “all the amazing people” that he connected with throughout his life and the influence he had exerted around the world at the time of his death in 2020 at age 87. ![]()
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