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, on Hulu and Disney+.

Sly Lives! (aka the Burden of Black Genius): Directed by Questlove. With André 3000, Chaka Khan, George Clinton, Grace Slick. It focuses on the life and legacy of Sly and the Family Stone, telling the story behind the rise, reign and fadeout of one of pop music's most influential artists.

6 days ago · Onyx Collective’s original documentary SLY LIVES!(aka The Burden of Black Genius) — which premiered Thursday on Hulu — examines the life and legacy of Sly Stone, the visionary musician who led the diverse funk band Sly & The Family Stone to massive crossover success in the 1960s before a precipitous fall from grace in the early ’70s.

sly lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) examines the life and legacy of Sly & The Family Stone, the groundbreaking band led by the charismatic and enigmatic Sly Stone. This film captures the rise, reign and subsequent fade-out of one of pop music’s most influential artists, but also shines a light on how Black artists in America navigate ...

“SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)” examines the life and legacy of Sly & The Family Stone, the groundbreaking band led by the charismatic and enigmatic Sly Stone. The film captures the band’s rise, reign and subsequent fadeout while shedding light on the unseen burden that comes with success for Black artists in America.

6 days ago · “Sly Lives” hails from MRC, Network Entertainment Inc., Two One Five Entertainment Inc., RadicalMedia, Stardust Films LLC and ID8 Multimedia, Inc., in association with Sony Music Entertainment.

6 days ago · “Sly Lives!,” which is streaming on Hulu, traces the arc of a vital career, and down is where, for a time, it led. Stone is an artist partly responsible for making “too much, too fast,” in ...