What is Black genius?” It’s a slightly sideways question that results in some blank looks, but the filmmaker’s point is this: ...

The Grammy Award–winning bandleader for The Roots spoke with Fresh Air's Terry Gross about his film on the funk musician who led Sly & the Family Stone in the 1960s and '70s.

Ultimately, Questlove realized that the people whose guts he wanted to hit would not all come to “Sly Lives!” with the same level of familiarity with his subject. “Imagine, ‘I never heard ...

Sly Lives!' director 'Questlove' shines a spotlight on the genius of Sly Stone and how he influenced a generation of artists ...

The trailer showcases iconic clips of Sly performing and doing what he loves, while simultaneously showing the side of his career that ultimately landed him on the opposite side of the spectrum.

Questlove's second documentary, SLY LIVES!, is a bit formulaic, but the love for Sly and the Family Stone's music elevates this story.

Between Sly Lives! promotion here in Park City, being bandleader on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon, running a book imprint, tours and more, Questlove career as a filmmaker is growing in ...

“Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)” is a dazzling and definitive funk-pop documentary. It’s the second “jawn” directed by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, and he has leveled up from his first, ...

By Lovia Gyarkye Arts & Culture Critic In Sly Lives! Questlove sets out to understand the tensions faced by Black geniuses, artists who always seem ahead of the curve and whose talents defy ...

Questlove's second documentary levels up from ... Jammed with penetrating interviews and extraordinary archival footage, “Sly Lives!” is a movie that knows how to take the time to meditate ...

Sly Lives! — that exclamation point is earned — knows it doesn’t need to sell you on dancin’ to the music. Yet Questlove & co. would like to put the complete story of the man behind it in ...

Questlove premiered his new documentary, "Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)" at the Sundance Film Festival. The ...