Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) is a 2025 American documentary film, directed by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson.It explores the life, career, and legacy of Sly and the Family Stone.. It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2025, and is scheduled to be released on February 13, 2025, by Hulu.

Jan 23, 2025 · Family Stone members Jerry Martini, Larry Graham Jr. and Greg Errico are featured in Sly Lives!, alongside Andre 3000, Chaka Khan, Q-Tip, D’Angelo, Nile Rogers and Clive Davis.

4 days ago · Sly Stone, founder, frontman and namesake of Sly and the Family Stone, has deserved to be the subject of a documentary since the heyday of his eponymous, chart-topping, mixed-gender,...

6 days ago · Sly and the Family Stone’s first album, “A Whole New Thing,” was too ahead of its time to catch on (it was a commercial dud), and Sly was told that to save the band he needed to create a hit ...

5 days ago · This image released by the Sundance Institute shows Sly Stone in “SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)” by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, an official selection of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. ... debuted his latest dispatch from Ukraine, “2000 Meters to Andriivka,” a harrowing journey to the front lines of a 2023 ...

5 days ago · A few hours later, at the Eccles, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, who won an Oscar for “Summer of Soul” in 2022, unveiled his Sly Stone portrait, “SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genuis).”

5 days ago · Some critics reflected that “2000 Meters to Andriivka,” a joint production between The Associated Press and PBS Frontline, was even more powerful than “20 Days in Mariupol.” “SLY LIVES ...

5 days ago · A few hours later, at the Eccles, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, who won an Oscar for “Summer of Soul” in 2022, unveiled his Sly Stone portrait, “SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genuis).”

Sly Lives! (aka the Burden of Black Genius): Directed by Questlove. With André 3000, Chaka Khan, George Clinton, Nile Rodgers. It focuses on the life and legacy of Sly and the Family Stone, telling the story behind the rise, reign and fadeout of one of pop music's most influential artists.

Dec 25, 2024 · The documentary’s teaser trailer captures the profound respect contemporary artists hold for Sly Stone’s transformative influence on popular music.