[01/23/25 - 06:35 PM] Video: Trailer and Key Art Debut - Hulu's "SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)" - Premieres February 13 The film examines the life and legacy of Sly & The Family Stone, the groundbreaking band led by the charismatic and enigmatic Sly Stone.
[via press release from Onyx Collective]
TRAILER AND KEY ART NOW AVAILABLE:
Original Documentary "SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)" premieres Thursday, Feb. 13, on Hulu.
SYNOPSIS
"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.
CREDITS
· The film 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.
· The film is produced by Joseph Patel and Derik Murray (Network Entertainment Inc.) and directed by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson (Two One Five Entertainment Inc.).
· Executive producers are Amit Dey, Brian Gersh (Network Entertainment Inc.), Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson (Two One Five Entertainment Inc.), Shawn Gee (Two One Five Entertainment Inc.), Zarah Zohlman (Two One Five Entertainment Inc.), Common (Stardust Films LLC), Derek Dudley (ID8 Multimedia, Inc.), Shelby Stone (ID8 Multimedia, Inc.), Ron Weisner, Paul Gertz (Network Entertainment Inc.), Kent Wingerak (Network Entertainment Inc.), Ali Pejman (Network Entertainment Inc.), Jon Kamen (RadicalMedia) and Dave Sirulnick (RadicalMedia).
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About Onyx Collective
Onyx Collective is a premium content brand under Disney Entertainment Television, with programming exclusively available to stream on Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ internationally. Onyx Collective curates globally entertaining stories by creators of color and underrepresented voices, all with a culturally specific point of view, including Oscar(R)-winning documentary film "Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)," Emmy(R) Award-nominated and Peabody Award-winning documentary "Aftershock," Emmy Award-winning docuseries "The 1619 Project," "Reasonable Doubt," "Black Twitter: A People's History," "How to Die Alone," "Queenie," and the upcoming series "Deli Boys" and documentary "SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)."
The brand's roster of prolific creators also includes Ryan Coogler's Proximity Media ("Black Panther," "Judas and the Black Messiah"); Manolo Caro ("The House of Flowers") and Woo Films; Destin Daniel Cretton ("Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings") and his production company, Hisako; Jason Kim ("Barry," "KPOP"); Academy Award(R)-winning filmmaker Joseph Patel ("Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)"); Prentice Penny's Penny for Your Thoughts; Natasha Rothwell ("Insecure," "SNL"); Yara Shahidi with her production company, 7th Sun Productions; and Erika Green Swafford and her production company, Chocolate Girl Wonder.
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