We Want The Funk
Stanley Nelson & Nicole London / United States / 2025 / 84 min
Get ready for a pure funk explosion! Wild stories from the 70s are mixed with sweaty bass lines, electric grooves and the kind of rhythms that get right into your feet.
George Clinton said it best: ‘Free your mind and your ass will follow.’ Step into the funk universe of the 70s, where the bass lines are deep, the rhythms are dirty, and the groove is so delicious that you can feel it right down to your toes. The film plunges you headlong into the pulsating history of funk, filled with wild stories, iconic moments and music that refuses to let your body go.
Join us on a rhythmic odyssey through the evolution of funk from its African soul and jazz roots to the explosive urban groove of the 70s and beyond into pop culture. Through archive footage and interviews, we meet legends such as James Brown, George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic, Labelle and Fela Kuti, and we see how funk has left its mark on everything from new wave to hip-hop. When the film starts and darkness falls, try one thing: See if you can keep your feet still. It’s an impossible mission.