FREE MEMBERS-ONLY PARTY
Crandell LIVE at PS21
2980 Route 66, Chatham, NY 12037
with Special Remote Q&A by Oscar-winning
producer Joseph Patel after the film
6 pm: Funk Dance Party
Warm up for SLY LIVES! on PS21’s dance floor with an hour-long, funk-steeped deejay set inspired by the music of Sly and the Family Stone, featuring DJ Ephraim Asili. Cash bar.
7 pm: Screening + Q&A
SLY LIVES! (aka the Burden of Black Genius) is director Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s follow up to his wildly successful and Oscar-winning documentary Summer of Soul. His new film, produced once more by Oscar-winner Joseph Patel, shines a spotlight 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. Dozens of cultural legends weigh in on just how this underappreciated musical genius set the tone for popular music to come. This is a rare opportunity to see the documentary theatrically on the big screen.
“Melodically vital and bracingly frank, Questlove’s uptempo Sundance documentary is a sonic kick to the soul.” — Robert Daniels, RogerEbert.com
“Jammed with penetrating interviews and extraordinary archival footage, Sly Lives! is a movie that knows how to take the time to meditate on what it’s showing you. Yet much of it flashes by in a kaleidoscopic way that tickles our eyes and ears.” — Owen Gleiberman, Variety
Questlove
André 3000, Chaka Khan, George Clinton and dozens more industry legends
United States