The documentary ” Sly Lives! (Aka the Burden of Black Genius) »Will tell the story of the emblematic group Sly and the Family Stone.
Amir Thompson's next documentary (alias Questlove) is revealed in a trailer. Sly Lives! (Aka the Burden of Black Genius) Presents the dazzling ascent of the Sly and the Family Stone group and the cultural impact of its enigmatic leader Sly Stone.
The film was presented in preview Thursday, at the Sundance Film Festival, and its release is scheduled for February 13 on Hulu. According to a press release, the documentary ” Examine the life and heritage of Sly & The Family Stone, the revolutionary group led by the charismatic and enigmatic Sly Stone ». The project will approach ” The ascent of the group, its reign and its subsequent decline, while highlighting the invisible burden of success for black artists in America ».
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This is the first film of the drummer of the Roots since Summer of Soul (which highlighted the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, nicknamed the “ Black Woodstock ), Rewarded with an Oscar. The documentary has been in preparation for a long time. In a press release published in 2021, Questlove said: ” It goes without saying that the creative heritage of Sly is in my DNA … It is the master plan of a black musician … having the honor of exploring his story and his heritage is more than a dream for me ».
“” As soon as we got together, Sly knew exactly what he wantedremembers Greg Errico, the group's drummer. He knew he wanted to mix all these musical elements and that he wanted a mixed group. (…) The first time we found ourselves, we did not play a single note. We talked a lot about what we were going to do. And when we looked at each other, we all quickly understood what Sly was doing. There were racial riots at the time. The fact of bringing together a musical group made up of men and women, blacks and whites, seemed very natural, cool and comfortable to us, but that was a declaration which was certainly perceived as a threat to certain people. »»
Joseph Patel and Derik Murray are the producers of the documentaries. The members of the Family Stone, Jerry Martini, Larry Graham Jr. and Greg Errico, appear in Sly Lives! Alongside Andre 3000, Chaka Khan, Q-Tip, Angelo, Nile Rodgers and Clive Davis.
