Right On!

If You're Ready For It - Right On. If Not - This Movie Could Mess Up Your Mind.

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Documentary

Overview

Filmed on the rooftops of lower Manhattan, this performance film features the original Last Poets performing 28 numbers adapted from their legendary Concept-East Poetry appearance at New York's Paperback Theater in 1969. Described as “a conspiracy of ritual, street theater, soul music and cinema."

Keywords

new york city
ghetto
poetry
hip-hop
rooftop
lower east side
african american
rap
revolutionaries
street theater
black power
puerto rican
boricua
old school rap
souls
afro-latino
young lords
last poets

Details

Status: Released
Release date: October 1, 1970
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Production: Concept East N.Y.
Cast: Geoffrey King,Carlos Cuebas,Gardenia Carter,Gylan Kain,Gene Ballard,David Nelson,Felipe Luciano
Director: Herbert Danska
Producer: Herbert Danska
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt0066300