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SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
2025, Jan 23
1h 52m
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.
Directed by
Questlove
Janet Jackson
Common
LL Cool J
Mike Douglas
Self (archive footage)
Sly Stone
Self
Prince
Self (archive footage)
André 3000
Self
David Letterman
Questlove
Self
Chaka Khan
Self
Q-Tip
Self
Dick Cavett
Self
Greg Errico
Self
Connie Chung
Cynthia Robinson
Self (archive footage)
Ed Sullivan
Self (archive footage)
George Clinton
Self
Clive Davis
Self
Nile Rodgers
Self
D'Angelo
Self
Grace Slick
Larry Graham
Self
Bobby Womack
Self (archive footage)
Jimmy Jam
Self
Vernon Reid
Self
Rose Stone
Self
Jerry Martini
Self
Freddie Stone
Self
Rustee Allen
Terry Lewis
Self
Ruth Copeland
Self
Phunne Robinson
Sylvester Stewart Jr.
David Kapralik
Self (archive footage)
David Froelich
Al DeMarino
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