GEORGE CLINTON: COSMIc FUNK
Directed by Paul Manate, 1996
SYNOPSIS
It is often said that George Clinton is the most sampled musical artist in the world.
Artists like Prince, Herbie Hancock, Public Enemy, Ice Cube, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Primal Scream, and many others have drawn inspiration from Clinton's music.
George Clinton has transcended trends and decades, spreading his belief in the power of total groove. He created P-Funk — Pure Funk — and inspired a unique spirit infused with psychedelia, tribal energy, and cosmic madness.
In July 1995, George Clinton and his thirty musicians stopped in Paris for a four-day performance at the intimate jazz club Hot Brass.
Technical Crew
Directed by
Paul MANATE
Photography
Laurent BARTHELEMY
Yvan GAUTHIER
Editing
Dominique PETROT
Sound
Bruno LENEVEU
Technical Details
Documentary - France - 1996
26' - Beta SP – Colour
Version
English with french subtitles
Production
Nicolas BREVIERE – Local Films
Paris Première
Grand Canal
Distribution
Local Films Distribution
International Sales
Local Films
TRAILER
Born in Papeete, Paul Aivanaa Manate lived his entire childhood in Arue and then in PK9, in Mahina, with his three brothers and sisters. His father is a metropolitan and his mother is Tahitian from Rurutu.
At the beginning of the 80's, the family moved to mainland Tahiti, but Paul returned regularly to his native country to see his friends, his aunts and uncles, his many cousins, his parents living in Rurutu... With each visit, he replenishes his resources and gradually feeds his imagination, drawing inspiration and material for his future films from the landscapes, personalities and culture of Tahiti.
It was in France that his desire to make films became a reality. He obtained a DEA in cinema at the Sorbonne, worked for Canal + as a script consultant and began to write stories that always had a link with his mixed race origins and the Polynesian soul that he was so passionate about and that he tried to capture.
In 1995, he directed his first documentary, Des pirogues et des hommes, about the Va'a club in Faa and the Heiva races. In 1998, he shot a short film, Ina, inspired by the character of his Kanak half-sister, and in 2008, he directed Mes quatre morts, which tells the story of a Tahitian who arrives in Brest for an internship. Finally, in 2013, he shot Nevermore in Tahiti about the return of a "half" legionnaire to the fenua... Today, with the feature film L'Oiseau de paradis, Paul continues his cinematographic work on the richness and complexity of the Polynesian identity.