At the beginning of Sly Lives!, director Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson asks his interviewees variations of the same question: Is there such thing as Black genius? The responses reflect a mix of ...
Questlove: Our first cut was like 244 minutes ... Network Entertainment Inc., Two One Five Entertainment Inc., RadicalMedia, Stardust Films LLC and ID8 Multimedia, Inc., in association with ...
The new documentary “Sly Lives, 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 ...
During the Sundance Film Festival, Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson was in his zone at the turntables for the premiere party for Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius). It's his latest film, about the ...
During the Sundance Film Festival, Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson was in his zone at the turntables for the premiere party for Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius). It's his latest film ...
Expanding its commercial roster, RadicalMedia has signed director Lena Beug for U.S. representation. Known for her sharp comedic sensibility and character-driven storytelling, she has directed ...
there's a fear of winning, because if you're too successful then you're singled out," Questlove says. "And being singled out for positive reasons or negative reasons is such a nightmare for most Black ...
February 12, 2025 • Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson says that telling Sly Stone's story with empathy was a way to open a conversation about Black artists and mental health. February 10, 2025 • In ...
Questlove documents the genius of a funk trailblazer — and the pressure Sly felt as a Black artist. "Sly will be ... the first domino in a long list of people that will self-sabotage." ...
Questlove knows Taylor Swift isn't playing around when it comes to game night. On the Thursday, Feb. 6 episode of Hot Ones with Sean Evans, the director of the upcoming documentary Sly Lives!
In 2019, he was working at the New York-based production company RadicalMedia, and Max was at an ad agency in Los Angeles. “We were doing creative jobs but not making the content we wanted to ...