We Want the Funk! is a vibrant documentary that celebrates the revolutionary sound and cultural legacy of 1970s funk music.​ ...

the story also traces funk's influences on both new wave and hip-hop. Independent Lens is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android ...

And a new documentary from PBS — “We Want the Funk!”— serves as a timely demonstration of how artistic moments and political ...

‘WE WANT THE FUNK!’ explores the lifespan of the genre and features interviews with George Clinton, Kirk Franklin, Questlove, ...

"Once you get the funk out there, it's not going back. You can't put it back in the box," says filmmaker Stanley Nelson. His ...

This ‘Independent Lens’ presentation focuses on the rise of funk in the 1960s and ’70s, highlighting its place in black music ...

We Want the Funk!, a new documentary premiering Tuesday night on PBS stations, will have you moving in your recliner, on your living room dance floor or wherever you watch it. Directors Stanley ...

A new documentary examines the golden age of funk music, when large, often interracial bands lay down syncopated grooves that ...

WE WANT THE FUNK! is a syncopated voyage through the history of funk music, spanning from African, soul, and early jazz roots, to its rise into the public consciousness. Featuring James Brown's ...

“Funk is anything it needs to be ... an Emmy winner and National Humanities Medal recipient whose past work includes the PBS documentaries Freedom Riders and Miles Davis: The Birth of the Cool. “When ...

And a new documentary from PBS — “We Want the Funk!”— serves as a timely demonstration of how artistic moments and political movements can merge for the greater good — both sonically and ...