SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
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Worth a look
2025 · Movie · 1h 52m · R
The read
Scores higher than 75% of the 2,437 2020s documentary movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes93%
Metacritic77/100
20 audience votes
Key crew
- QuestloveDirector
Cast
- Sly StoneSelf
- André 3000Self
- George ClintonSelf
- D'AngeloSelf
- Vernon ReidSelf
- Chaka KhanSelf
- Nile RodgersSelf
- Rose StoneSelf
- Jerry MartiniSelf
- Freddie StoneSelf
- Greg ErricoSelf
- Cynthia RobinsonSelf (archive footage)
Stills
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Themes
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