A slice of Americana with a political core, Klein’s chronicle lays out the rise and near fall of the young black man from Macon, Georgia, who became the King of Rock and Roll. By the time of his filming, the Little Richard that Klein encounters has turned pitchman for "Black Heritage" bibles sold by a hustling white couple from Nashville. Sensing he is being exploited, Richard exits his sales position—and Klein’s film—leading the director to Hollywood on a surreal search for Little Richard imitators.