Bootsy Collins
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Filmography
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Jaco
(2015)Jaco includes some incredible insights from an array of artists including Flea, Joni Mitchell, Sting, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Geddy Lee, Bootsy Collins, Carlos Santana and others as well as Jaco's family, and friends. It unveils the story of his music, his life, his demise, and ultimately the fragility of great artistic genius. There are few musicians who fundamentally change their instrument, and even fewer still who transcend their instrument altogether. Jaco Pastorius did both. Now over 25 years since his violent and untimely death, his story will teach the world about true musicianship, family, and the indestructible power of the human spirit.

Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
(2014)With "Mr. Dynamite: The Rise Of James Brown," fans have a documentary befitting the "Godfather of Soul." Directed by Oscar® and Emmy® winner Alex Gibney, and co-produced by the singular Mick Jagger, "Mr. Dynamite: The Rise Of James Brown" digs into the career of one of music and culture's towering figures, using fresh interviews with band members and contemporaries, extraordinary historical footag
James Brown: Say It Loud
This two-part documentary event explores the entertainment icon's legacy as a musical force, cultural catalyst, and dominant Black creative voice. We delve into Brown's improbably epic life and sound that was as innovative as it was influential. Exploring his legacy via exclusive interviews with friends, family, collaborators and protégés, it also includes never-before-seen archival footage.

Finding the Funk
(2014)Filmmaker-historian Nelson George conducts a passionate archeology of funk music replete with loving testimonials about funk heydays from now-mythical music makers like Sly Stone, Bootsy Collins and George Clinton. With The Roots' Questlove as our guide, George carves out a nostalgic portrait of funk music as an enduring artistic assertion of the black experience in the USA.