---
title: 'Standing in the Shadows of Motown (2002)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Paul Justman'
released: '2002-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 116
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/standing-in-the-shadows-of-motown-2002'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0314725/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Standing in the Shadows of Motown (2002)

2002 · 116 min · Documentary, Music · United States


## Synopsis

Standing in the Shadows of Motown is a 2002 American documentary film directed by Paul Justman that recounts the story of the Funk Brothers, the uncredited and largely unheralded studio musicians who were the house band that Berry Gordy hand-picked in 1959.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Paul Justman](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-justman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Douglas Milsome](https://cinepixo.com/people/douglas-milsome)

## Cast

- [Ben Harper](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-harper)
- [Meshell Ndegeocello](https://cinepixo.com/people/meshell-ndegeocello)
- [Dennis Coffey](https://cinepixo.com/people/dennis-coffey)
- [Richard "Pistol" Allen](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-pistol-allen)
- [Andre Braugher](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-braugher)
- [Katie Chonacas](https://cinepixo.com/people/katie-chonacas)
- [Don Was](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-was)
- [Chaka Khan](https://cinepixo.com/people/chaka-khan)

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