Independent Lens · SEASON 26
WE WANT THE FUNK!
Episode 15 · 2025-04-08
- Documentary
Episode overview
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 dynamism, the extraterrestrial funk of George Clinton's Parliament Funkadelic, transformed girl group Labelle, and Fela Kuti's Afrobeat, the story also traces funk's influences on both new wave and hip-hop.
82 minutes
Season 26 episodes
1. One Person, One Vote?2024-09-30
2. Make Peace or Die: Honor the Fallen2024-11-11
3. Dallas, 2019 | Episode 12025-01-03
4. Dallas, 2019 | Episode 22025-01-03
5. Dallas, 2019 | Episode 32025-01-03
6. Dallas, 2019 | Episode 42025-01-03
7. Dallas, 2019 | Episode 52025-01-03
8. Minted2025-01-06
9. Without Arrows2025-01-13
10. The Strike2025-02-03
11. The In Between2025-02-10
12. Skin of Glass2025-02-17
13. Bike Vessel2025-02-24
14. Home Court2025-03-24
15. WE WANT THE FUNK!2025-04-08
16. Free For All: The Public Library2025-04-29
17. Matter of Mind: My Alzheimer's2025-05-05
18. And So It Begins2025-05-12
19. Who is Michael Jang?2025-05-19
