We want the funk! / directed and produced by Stanley Nelson, Nicole London.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

London, Nicole, director, producer.

Nelson, Stanley, 1951- director, producer.

Firelight Films (Firm), production company.

Independent Television Service, production company.

Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), publisher.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Funk (Music)--History and criticism.

Funk (Music).

Funk (Music)--Social aspects.

Funk (Music)--Political aspects.

Funk musicians.

Genre:

Documentary television programs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (83 minutes)

Place of Publication:

Public Media Distribution, LLC, d/b/a PBS Distribution

Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service, 2025.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

We Want The Funk! is a syncopated voyage through funk's history, from its African and jazz roots to James Brown's early work and the rise of Parliament Funkadelic. Distinctly urban, funk reflected a post-Civil Rights sensibility. The film explores the symbiotic relationship between funk's explosion and the political and racial dynamics of 1970s inner-city America.

Notes:

Originally released as a television documentary in 2025.

Title from resource description page (viewed April 28, 2025).

OCLC:

1513324399