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WE WANT THE FUNK!
WE WANT THE FUNK! is a syncopated voyage through the history of funk music, spanning its African and early jazz roots.
America Revisited II - In Our Own Image: The Story of African-American Art
In Our Own Image: The Story of African-American Art explores African American art—from its roots on Southern plantations to its place on the world stage.
- Length
- 120 minutes
- Funding Initiative
- Series and Special Projects
Producer/Director
Stanley Nelson
Stanley Nelson is an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, MacArthur Fellow, and member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. President Obama awarded him the National Humanities Medal. Nelson has directed and produced numerous films, including Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution, and Jonestown: The Life and Death of People’s Temple.
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The Film
In Our Own Image: The Story of African-American Art explores African American art—from its roots on Southern plantations to its place on the world stage—while telling the stories of the artists who create it, the people who collect it, the institutions which protect its legacy, and the era in which the art was created. More than a historical documentary, the film also wrestles with the question: “Why create art?”
