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Blackstar Film Festival Q&A: WE WANT THE FUNK!

"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."  Stanley Nelson and Nicole London’s We Want the Funk! doesn’t just tell the story of funk — it struts, slides, and downright grooves its way through one of the most electrifying chapters in music history.  Stanley Nelson and Nicole London’s We Want the Funk! doesn’t just tell the story of funk — it struts, slides, and downright grooves its way through one of the most electrifying chapters in music history. Tracing the genre’s DNA from African drum circles and gospel shouts, through soul and early jazz, to the wild, technicolor and Afrofuturism explosion of the 1970s, Nelson and London highlight the icons who turned funk into a movement. James Brown’s earth-shaking dynamism? Check. George Clinton’s Parliament Funkadelic mothership? Absolutely. Labelle’s genre-bending reinvention and Fela Kuti’s Afrobeat revolution? Front and center. The film doesn’t just celebrate their music — but reminds us that funk is as much about attitude as it is about bass lines. The doc has a great time showing how funk became a soundtrack for liberation, style, and unapologetic Black joy! Those interviewed like Kirk Franklin and Marcus Miller don't just speak on the subject, but can't help but demonstrate on guitar and keyboard their reverence for this genre.  The filmmakers also make certain to connect the dots forward in time, showing funk’s fingerprints on new wave, hip-hop, and even the pulsing beats of today’s dance floors.  Is it comprehensive? Not entirely — some viewers may crave deeper dives into certain subgenres or lesser-known innovators. But at just under two hours, We Want the Funk! knows exactly what it wants to be: an ecstatic jam session in cinematic form. You leave not only humming “We want the funk!” but also appreciating the fearless artistry and social fire that gave rise to it. - LeAnne Lindsay, Editor Tinsel & Tine #BSFF25 #funkmusic #documentaryfilmmaking