Testing Positive for the Funk – Teena Marie NYE 1999-2000 Plus some (P)

Description

I was Teena Marie’s personal filmmaker for five years and friend for over 15 years. The most important concert I filmed for her was her 1999 – 2000, New Years Eve and New Years Day shows. She performed four shows and I filmed three of them, including the midnight New Years Eve 1999 into 2000. We also began a documentary in 2003 that was cut short by Rick’s sudden passing, nine month to the day of principal photography. TESTING POSITIVE features my passion for Funk music, Cinema Verite’ and how following my passion for Funk Music allowed me to work with Teena Marie and Rick James, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame members, George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic, Grammy Winner Kendra Foster and Grammy Winner Patti Austin. This film features segments where George Clinton and Frank Waddy from Bootsy’s Rubberband visit my classroom at Washington Prep High School in Los Angeles and perform with my students for a special benefit concert at the high school where I teach.