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Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
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. PremiseExplores the life, career, and legacy of Sly and the Family Stone. Andre 3000, D'Angelo, Chaka Khan, Q-Tip, Nile Rogers, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, George Clinton, Ruth Copeland and Clive Davis appear in the film.[1] ProductionIn February 2021, it was announced Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson would direct a documentary revolving around Sly and the Family Stone with Common set to executive produce.[2] In January 2023, Onyx Collective and Hulu acquired the film.[3] ReleaseIt had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2025.[4][5] It is scheduled to be released on February 13, 2025.[6] ReceptionOn the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 89% of 19 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.7/10.[7] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 82 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[8] Robert Daniels of RogerEbert.com gave the film three and a half out of four stars and wrote, "Sly Lives! isn't as eye-opening as Summer of Soul (a difficult hill to climb). But it's still a clear cut above your standard hagiographic music documentary. This film sees Sly as a three-dimensional person whose brilliance should neither absolve nor condemn him. It marvels at his genius and mourns the evaporation of his hitmaking talent. It is as vibrant, colorful, and catchy as any Sly and the Family Stone chart-topper."[9] References
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