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SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)

A Questlove Jawn

6.9 / 10
2025
112 min
Documentary
Music

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.