The MV Film Society presents a long weekend of feature films and musical performances that celebrate the convergence of music, culture, and film.
JUNE 25-28, 2026
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Thursday, June 25 7:30pm
WE WANT THE FUNK
with director Stanley Nelson in person!
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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.
““We Want the Funk!” is as celebratory as the music it captures.” – RogerEbert.com
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.
Sunday, June 28 7:30pm
WBCN AND THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
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Followed by a discussion with executive producer Robert Sennott
The film — newly re-released under its expanded title — tells the story of how a Boston rock radio station helped ignite the cultural and political revolution of the late 1960s and beyond, becoming both participant and platform for the anti-war movement, civil rights, women’s and LGBTQ rights, and the rise of countercultural media.
Featuring members of the legendary WBCN airstaff, along with rare early radio appearances by David Bowie, Lou Reed, Jane Fonda, Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Garcia, Bruce Springsteen, and Patti Smith.
The film aired nationally on PBS and received coverage from major publications including The Boston Globe, which called it a film audiences “watch with awe.”
Directed by Peabody Award–winner Bill Lichtenstein, who began working at WBCN at age 14 in 1970.
“I watched the movie with awe . . .” — Ty Burr, Boston Sunday Globe
“Timely as all hell.” — Jared Rasic, Source Weekly, Bend, Oregon
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