Right On!

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1970 · 78 min · History · Documentary · Music · TMDB 7.3/10

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."

Directed by Herbert Danska

Cast

• 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