# Event Details

- **Event Name**: FILMUSIC: WE WANT THE FUNK
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 25 Jun, 2026 at 07:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Followed by a Q&A with director Stanley Nelson in person!

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. Featuring James Brown’s dynamism, the extraterrestrial funk of George Clinton’s Parliament Funkadelic, transformed girl group Labelle, and Fela Kuti’s Afrobeat, the story also traces funk’s influences on both new wave and hip-hop.

““We Want the Funk!” is as celebratory as the music it captures.” – RogerEbert.com
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/vineyard-haven/filmusic-we-want-the-funk/200029941951216
- **Event Categories**: Music, Entertainment
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Vineyard Haven
- **state**: MA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 79 Beach Rd, Vineyard Haven, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02568
- **lat**: 41.45242
- **long**: -70.59806
- **full address**: 79 Beach Rd, Vineyard Haven, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02568

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: FILMUSIC: WE WANT THE FUNK
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/dff3a1667f2be74a96455945efb2abe4fc3b223ffd94ebe6ca6134c5038a5fdb-rimg-w1200-h675-dcde512e-gmir?v=1776169035

## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is FILMUSIC: WE WANT THE FUNK being held?
  - **A:** FILMUSIC: WE WANT THE FUNK takes place on Thu, 25 Jun, 2026 at 07:30 pm to Thu, 25 Jun, 2026 at 07:30 pm at 79 Beach Rd, Vineyard Haven, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02568.
- **Q**: Who is organizing FILMUSIC: WE WANT THE FUNK?
  - **A:** FILMUSIC: WE WANT THE FUNK is organized by Martha's Vineyard Film Society.

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