Right On! (1970)
If You're Ready For It - Right On. If Not - This Movie Could Mess Up Your Mind.
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."
- Date of release
- 1970-10-01
- TMDB
- 7.3 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- Genres
- History, Documentary, Music
- Director
- Herbert Danska
Casting
- Gylan Kain — Himself (member of 'The Original Last Poets')
- Felipe Luciano — Himself (member of 'The Original Last Poets')
- David Nelson — Himself (member of 'The Original Last Poets')
- Carlos Cuebas — Congas
- Gene Ballard — Drummer
- Gardenia Carter — Self
- Geoffrey King — Self
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