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We Want the Funk! (2025) — Marquee

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We Want the Funk!

2025 · 1h 30m · 6.1 on TMDB

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Documentary Music

Stanley Nelson's syncopated voyage through the history of funk music, from early roots to 1970s urban funk and beyond.

Cast

Nona Hendryx
Self
Questlove
Self
George Clinton
Self
Fred Wesley
Self

Marcus Miller

Self

David Byrne

David Byrne

Self

Todd Boyd

Todd Boyd

Self

Rickey Vincent

Self

Ytasha L. Womack

Self

Miles Marshall Lewis

Self

Donna Murch

Self

De Angela L. Duff

Self

Production

Firelight Films ITVS PBS BBC

Directed by

Where to watch

PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel
Kanopy
Hoopla

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Released: April 8, 2025

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