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Utah Film Center in partnership with the Black, Bold & Brilliant team presents the Summer Film screening, Little Richard: I Am Everything on June 16 at 8 pm at Liberty Park.

Like a quasar burning past the gaslight, director Lisa Cortés’ eye-opening documentary explodes the whitewashed canon of American pop music. Little Richard: I Am Everything shines a clarifying light on the Black, queer origins of rock ’n’ roll, and establishes the genre’s big bang: Richard Wayne Penniman. Testimonials from legendary musicians and cultural figures, Black and queer scholars, Penniman’s family and friends, and interviews with the artist himself all exuberantly reclaim a history that was willfully appropriated by white artists and institutions.

You can find more information about the film screening and get your Free tickets HERE.

• Doors open at 8 pm
• Movies begin at dusk

 Outdoor Film Series takes place on the east side of Liberty Park, just north of the Chase Home Museum near the middle of the park.