New PBS Independent Lens Documentary Explores the Legacy of Funk [premires 4/8/2025]

[Motown Eddie]

Info from UMusic.com:

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

A new Independent Lens PBS documentary titled WE WANT THE FUNK! explores the lifespan of funk and its continuing cultural influence.The film explores funk’s early roots in jazz and soul, touching on trailblazers like James Brown, Sly and the Family Stone, and George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic. It also examines how funk became a form of joyful resistance to the racial and political repression of the time. WE WANT THE FUNK! premieres Tuesday April 8th 2025 and will be available to stream on PBS, PBS app and YouTube.

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New PBS Documentary Explores the Legacy of Funk

PBS Trailer for We Want The Funk-
https://www.thirteen.org/programs/in...-funky-zbezq9/

[sansradio]

Here for it!!! Just saw a post about this on BlueSky as well.

[motony]

Did anyone see this? I forgot, just looked On DeMand & could not find.

[Luciano]

Motony, PBS has put it out on Youtube:

[motony]

oh THANK YOU!! I will check it out.

[glencro]

THis was great. I attended the viewing at The Charles H Wright Museum in Detroit last week. There was a panel afterwards that included a member of The Brides Of Funkenstein, George Clinton's former manager, David Spradley [[co writer of ATomic Dog) and techn pioneer Kevin Saunderson.

[lockhartgary]

I watched about 2/3 of this so far. Not bad at all. As a matter of fact, it made me want to listen to Steve Arrington's "Way Out". Talk about a funky jam!!

[ralpht]

I accidentally posted 9a's comments on this very good special. In reality, there could be 10 posts on this program and I would include all of them. It is just that good. Check it out.

[milven]

Enjoy these documentaries while you can. Just read that Mr. Trump signed executive order ending funding for NPR and PBS.