The documentary ‘Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)’ explores the meteoric rise and dramatic fall of Sly & The ...

Questlove directs Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius), a doc about Sly Stone that finds wider import in what it meant when he became a kind of Black Elvis.

(aka The Burden of Black Genius). The film focuses on Sly Stone, a funk musician who headed up Sly & the Family Stone in the 1960s and 1970s. The group’s hits, including “Everyday People,” “Dance to ...

The Oscar-winning director is back for another essential music documentary and will appear following a screening of his film ...

(aka The Burden of Black Genius) examines the life and legacy of Sly & The Family Stone, the groundbreaking band led by the charismatic and enigmatic Sly Stone. The film captures the bandâ s ...

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Yet because “Sly Lives!” leaves intact the romance ... and grandkids — is a genuine accomplishment. Stone’s brand of Black genius produced tremendously influential, virtuosic ...

"This is a movie about Sly Stone ... with success for Black artists in America." Producers of 'Sly Lives!' say their film is “an empathetic human story about the cost of genius.” ...

Greetings! It’s your friend and selector, Marlon, again. Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s joyous, crisply edited and well ...

SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) is a worthy follow-up to the Oscar-winning documentary Summer of Soul, and examines the life and lasting legacy of Sly & The Family Stone. It was the ...

Sly Lives! (aka the Burden of Black Genius) - Trailer (English) HD ...

"This is a movie about Sly Stone," he tells UCR, "but it's also about the burden that comes with success for Black artists in America." 50 Years Ago: Sly and Family Stone Splinter on 'Family ...