Questlove's 'Sly Lives! (aka the Burden of Black Genius)' asks the question "Is there a burden on Black Genius?" The film's ...

Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson Elvis at last month’s Sundance Film Festival to share what Black genius means to him… and to tease ...

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

aka the Burden of Black Genius,” which focuses on the life and career of the brilliant but troubled musician Sly Stone and his group Sly and the Family Stone, is both a conventional documentary ...

The new documentary “Sly Lives, aka the Burden of Black Genius,” which focuses on the life and career of the brilliant but ...

In SLY LIVES!, Questlove documents the genius of a funk trailblazer — and the pressure Sly felt as a Black artist. "Sly will ...

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Using Sly Stone as his subject, Questlove investigates the idea of Black genius and the expectations that come with it in 'Sly Lives!'.

This movie, “Sly Lives!,” tells Stone’s life as one of those ... “The Burden of Black Genius” is what follows in a parenthetical, but “Black” gets a strikethrough.

Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson says that telling Sly Stone's story with empathy was a way to open a conversation about Black ...