Skip to content
A Conversation With Lisa Cortes episode artwork

Dec 26, 2023 38 min

A Conversation With Lisa Cortes

from Now What? With Carole Zimmer

Filmmaker Lisa Cortes brought a 1950s rock 'n' roll legend to life again in her rollicking new documentary Little Richard: I Am Everything. Richard, who was known for hits like Long Tall Sally and Tutti Frutti, was a complicated personality who felt he never got the kind of recognition that he deserved. But in Cortes' film, celebrated musicians talk about how Richard influenced their work. Mick Jagger says he studied Richard's 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. "Now What?" is produced with help from Steve Zimmer, Lucy Little and Jackie Schwartz. Audio production is by Nick Ciavatta. Photo by Paul Morejón

Episode details come from the podcast's RSS feed.

Embed this episode

Ready to play

A Conversation With Lisa Cortes

0:00 38:28

No transcript yet.

Requests help us decide what to transcribe next.

Frequently asked questions

How long is this episode of Now What? With Carole Zimmer?

This episode is 38 minutes long.

When was this Now What? With Carole Zimmer episode published?

This episode was published on December 26, 2023.

Can I download this Now What? With Carole Zimmer episode?

Yes. Use the download control on the episode player to save the publisher-provided media file.