We Want the Funk!
7.8
Stanley Nelson's syncopated voyage through the history of funk music, from early roots to 1970s urban funk and beyond.
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Nona Hendryx
Self
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Questlove
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George Clinton
Self
Known for
Trolls World Tour
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Fred Wesley
Self
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James Brown: Soul Survivor
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Marcus Miller
Self
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David Byrne
Self
Known for
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Todd Boyd
Self
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Unseen + Untold: Scarface
Rickey Vincent
Self
Ytasha L. Womack
Self
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Miles Marshall Lewis
Self
Donna Murch
Self
De Angela L. Duff
Self
Stanley Nelson Director · Nicole London Director Richard Lowe Editor
United States release April 8, 2025 · Produced in United States, United Kingdom, France · Production ITVS, PBS
Production
Firelight Films
Production
ITVS
Production
PBS
Production
BBC
Production
ARTE GEIE
Production
United States · United Kingdom · France
Produced in
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · April 8, 2025
Theatrical
France
July 28, 2026 · Digital · Arte•tv
August 5, 2026 · TV · Arte•tv
Germany
July 28, 2026 · Digital · Arte•tv
August 5, 2026 · TV · Arte
South Korea
September 13, 2025 · Premiere · DMZ International Documentary Film Festival
August 30, 2026 · TV · EBS International Documentary Festival
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