Stanley Nelson's syncopated voyage through the history of funk music, from early roots to 1970s urban funk and beyond.
Cast
Nona Hendryx
Self
Questlove
Self
George Clinton
Self
Fred Wesley
Self
Marcus Miller
Self
David Byrne
Self
Todd Boyd
Self
Rickey Vincent
Self
Ytasha L. Womack
Self
Miles Marshall Lewis
Self
Donna Murch
Self
De Angela L. Duff
Self
Donnie Simpson
Self
Jamon Jordan
Self
Uchenna Ikonne
Self
Fredara Hadley
Self
Stephen Newby
Self
Kirk Franklin
Self
Prince Paul
Self
Carlos Alomar
Self
Julie Malnig
Self
Scot Brown
Self
Kymberlee Thornton
Self
Michael Veal
Self
Adrienne Jones
Self
Leo Nocentelli
Self
Freddie Washington
Self
Thomas F. DeFrantz
Self
Crew
Hannah Shepard
Archival Footage Coordinator
Stanley Nelson
Director
Nicole London
Director
Mark Fason
Editor
Richard Lowe
Editor
Anika Siglos
Online Editor
Keith Brown
Executive Producer
Marcia Smith
Executive Producer
Carrie Lozano
Executive Producer
Lois Vossen
Executive Producer
Jade Lewis
Associate Producer
Danielle J. Howell
Line Producer
Marisa Ohara
Post Production Supervisor
Trevor Banks
Associate Editor
Aaliyah Fowler
Production Manager
Michael Ehrenzweig
Supervising Producer
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