About an hour into Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s debut feature “Summer of Soul,” Sylvester Stewart (aka Sly Stone) and his interracial, mixed-gender band takes the stage

There's a riot going on in Questlove's follow-up to his Oscar-winning concert doc Summer of Soul, not least in the wardrobe department. Blazing a trail for the funkadelic/glam rock '70s with metallic,

Questlove's second documentary levels up from "Summer of Soul," exploring Sly Stone's life and legacy in a kaleidoscopic and profound way.

At the beginning of "Sly Lives (aka The Burden of Black Genius)", revered drummer turned documentary filmmaker Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson asks a handful of celebrity interview subjects if they can define the concept of "Black genius.

But Questlove unexpectedly leans heavier on his title’s parenthetical addendum in order to illuminate some deeper truths about the challenges of stardom (especially for Black artists) that may have started with Stone,

Melodically vital and bracingly frank, Questlove’s uptempo Sundance documentary “Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)” is a sonic kick to the soul. It posits Sly Stone as a martyr to his own brilliance,

Starring Chaka Khan, Q-Tip, Andre 3000, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, George Clinton, Nile Rodgers, D’Angelo, Ruth Copeland, Clive Davis