SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) (2025)
A Questlove Jawn
2025 · R · 1h 52m · Documentary, Music
Genres: Documentary, Music
An examination of the life and legacy of Sly & The Family Stone – the groundbreaking band led by the charismatic Sly Stone – that captures the band's reign while shedding light on the burden that comes with success for Black artists in America.
Director: Questlove
Cinematography: Laura Merians Gonçalves
Editor: Joshua L. Pearson
Cast
Sly Stone as SelfAndré 3000 as SelfGeorge Clinton as SelfD'Angelo as SelfVernon Reid as SelfChaka Khan as SelfNile Rodgers as SelfRose Stone as SelfJerry Martini as SelfFreddie Stone as SelfGreg Errico as SelfCynthia Robinson as Self (archive footage)More like this
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