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Right On!( 1970)

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

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."

    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

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