A Sly Stone doc from the funk artist's son Sylvester Stewart Jr., as well as Leslie Small, is in the works from Winter State ...

While screening the documentary “Sly Lives!,” producer Joseph Patel told Variety’s senior entertainment writer Angelique Jackson that the filmmakers were not sure if their subject, Sly Stone, would ...

The “Untitled Sly Stone Project” is the follow-up film from Thompson, who won an Oscar in March for his directorial debut, “Summer of Soul.” Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson is following up his ...

When Sly Stone died in June at the age of 82, one of those mourning him at his funeral was in a unique position to appreciate the full extent of his musical gifts, as a brilliant talent himself – the ...

“Before I started the film, I just started with small focus groups. I went to my moms like, ‘Alright, what do you think happened to Sly Stone?’ ‘Oh, man, he was such a genius. Then he started hanging ...

From celebrated musicians and filmmakers to poignant coverage of the war in Ukraine, this year's best docs have it all.