The man who turned a barbershop into a spaceship and took funk to the cosmos.
Don Letts's hilarious and colourful profile of the godfather of funk, whose 50-year career has defined the genre. From his 1950s days running a doo-wop group out of the back of his barber store, through the madness of the monster Parliament/Funkadelic machine of the 70s to his late 90s hip-hop collaborations with Dre and Snoop, George Clinton has inspired generations of imitators. Contributors include Outkast's Andre 3000 and Macy Gray.
Production
Don Letts captures the glorious mess of P-Funk's visual universe.
Costume
The mothership costumes alone deserve their own wing at the Smithsonian.
Writing
Clinton's storytelling—barbershop to starship with zero filter.
Director
Don Letts
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