WE WANT THE FUNK! (Audio-Described Screening)
Special Screening:
Friday, June 6th 11:00am
Join us for an accessible screening of WE WANT THE FUNK! This showing is FREE with regular AMH Admission. But seats are limited. Please click the link above to reserve your spot today!
"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.
This film will be audio described as well as closed captioned. For further accessibility needs, please contact Amanda Densmore at adensmore@gpb.org or call 404-685-2611.
WE WANT THE FUNK!
Special Screening:
Saturday, June 7th 1:30pm
Join us for a screening of WE WANT THE FUNK! This showing is FREE with regular AMH Admission. But seats are limited. Please click the link above to reserve your spot today!
"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.
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