Movie Matinee: Little Richard: I Am Everything

Experience the magic of cinema at The Highland Arts Center! Dive into a mesmerizing blend of popular films, art house masterpieces, rib-tickling comedies, and thought-provoking documentaries. Join us for our 2PM matinee on every third Sunday. Immerse yourself in the world of films and make it a monthly rendezvous! Lights, camera, action – your seat awaits!

Showing Nov 19th: Little Richard: I Am Everything

As part of the Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival, Little Richard: I Am Everything tells the remarkable 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 archival materials and performances that bring 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, Little Richard: I Am Everything 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.