Keyword: funk

The Wiz

5.7

1978

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An adaptation of The Wizard of Oz that tries to capture the essence of the African-American experience.

Tear the Roof Off: The Untold Story of Parliament Funkadelic

6.5

2016

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The untold true story: The rise and fall of the greatest funk band ever, Parliament Funkadelic.

Finding the Funk

7.6

2013

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Finding the Funk is a road trip in search of the past, present and future of Funk music. Starting with Funks roots in Jazz and the James Brown bands of the 60s we travel to the Bay Area to celebrate Sly \u0026amp; the Family Stone, then to Dayton the birthplace of so many of Funks originators, then onto Detroit where from the ashes of Motown, P-Funks Mothership arose, and then to LA where a new crop of musicians are creating their own Funk history. On our journey into Funk, we talk to legends Sly Stone, Bootsy Collins, George Clinton, Nona Hendryx, Maceo Parker, Bernie Worrell, and Steve Arrington and their descendants Mike D, DAngelo, Sheila E, Shock G and Sades Stuart Matthewman. Narrated by Ahmir Questlove Thompson of the Roots.

Thunder Soul

7.5

2010

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Alumni from Houstons storied Kashmere High School Stage Band return home after 35 years to play a tribute concert for their beloved band leader who turned the struggling jazz band into a world-class funk powerhouse in the early 1970s.

Betty : They Say I’m Different

7.2

2017

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Funk Queen Betty Davis changed the landscape for female artists in America. She was the first... as former husband Miles Davis said. Madonna before Madonna, Prince before Prince. An aspiring songwriter from a small steel town, Betty arrived on the 70s scene to break boundaries for women with her daring personality, iconic fashion and outrageous funk music. She befriended Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone, wrote songs for the Chambers Brothers and the Commodores, and married Miles - startlingly turning him from jazz to funk on the album she named Bitches Brew. She then, despite being banned and boycotted, went on to become the first black woman to perform, write and manage herself. Betty was a feminist pioneer, inspiring and intimidating in a manner like no woman before. Then suddenly - she just vanished. Betty Mabry Davis is a global icon whose mysterious life story has until now, never been told. Creatively blending documentary, animation and nonfiction techniques, this movie traces the path of Bettys life, how she grew from humble upbringings to become a fully self-realized black female pioneer the world failed to understand or appreciate, revealing the mystery of her 35-year disappearance and her battle with mental illness and poverty. After years of trying, the elusive Betty, forever the free-spirited Black Power Goddess, finally allowed the filmmakers to creatively tell her story based on their conversations.