Right On! (1970)
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."
Cast
Gylan Kain
Himself (member of 'The Original Last Poets')
Felipe Luciano
Himself (member of 'The Original Last Poets')
David Nelson
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