Independent Lens: We Want the Funk - The History of Funk Music DVD

Filmmaker Stanley Nelson’s Out-Of-This-World Documentary Featuring Interviews With George Clinton, Questlove, Kirk Franklin, David Byrne, and More, Will Make You Get Up and Dance

“WE WANT THE FUNK!” the documentary from Emmy® Award-winning filmmaker Stanley Nelson, and co-director and producer Nicole London, which traces funk music’s African and gospel roots, from James Brown to Parliament-Funkadelic and beyond, premieres on INDEPENDENT LENS. A syncopated and star-studded voyage through the journey of funk music, the film delves into the genre’s influence on contemporary music, fashion, and freedom of expression as well as its role in
the rise of hip-hop.