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  • Taking Back the Groove (2023)
  • Short | 32 min | Documentary, Short
Taking Back the Groove (2023)
Short | 32 min | Documentary, Short
Taking Back The Grove tells the story of Bronx-born, disco superstar Richie Weeks, whose hit song Rock Your World made it to No. 1 on the dance charts in the 80s. Like many Black artists throughout American recording history, his talent ...See moreTaking Back The Grove tells the story of Bronx-born, disco superstar Richie Weeks, whose hit song Rock Your World made it to No. 1 on the dance charts in the 80s. Like many Black artists throughout American recording history, his talent was strip-mined to enrich white-owned record labels. Weeks and his manager Jerome Derradji narrate the story of how they clawed back the rights to Weeks' music and the ongoing fight to restore his legacy and share his music. See less
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Director
Celia Aniskovich
Composer
Atish Mehta
Cinematographer
Bradley Credit
Editor
Brett Banks
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Updated Aug 13, 2023
Release date
Aug 13, 2023 (United States)
Awards
3 wins

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