A Conversation With Lisa Cortes

Published: Dec. 26, 2023, 2:53 p.m.

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Filmmaker Lisa Cortes brought a 1950s rock \\u2018n\\u2019 roll legend to life again in her rollicking new documentary\\xa0Little Richard: I Am Everything.\\xa0Richard, who was known for hits like\\xa0Long Tall Sally\\xa0and\\xa0Tutti Frutti, was a complicated personality who felt he never got the kind of recognition that he deserved. But in Cortes\\u2019 film, celebrated musicians talk about how Richard influenced their work. Mick Jagger says he studied Richard\\u2019s dance moves and Paul McCartney credits Richard with teaching him how to shriek. I talk to Lisa Cortes about making films that set the record straight when it comes to artists who are overlooked and misunderstood. \\u201cNow What?\\u201d is produced with help from Steve Zimmer, Lucy Little and Jackie Schwartz. Audio production is by Nick Ciavatta.

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Photo by Paul Morej\\xf3n\\xa0

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