section_path: Film and television
section_name: Film and television
paragraph_text: Film and television
  
  Greg Zola made a documentary about Sly Stone, Small Talk About Sly. It was begun on, or prior to 2006. It was completed prior to 2017. It has been described in Ellen Exner's book, Bach Perspectives, Volume 13 Bach Reworked as a series of interviews about the musical background and contributions of Sly Stone. It is viewable in sections.
  
  Michael Rubenstone's On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone was released in 2017. In the film, Rubenstone travels across the United States in a bid to track down those who were involved with Sly Stone. The film played at the Slamdance Film Festival.
  
  The documentary Sly Lives! (aka the Burden of Black Genius) by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson was released in 2025. It explores the challenges black performers face, and celebrates how Stone was able to establish a healthy life after the pressures of show business and fame. Some interviews from Small Talk About Sly and Michael Rubenstone's On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone were used in the documentary.
  
  Before Stone died, he was working on a screenplay based off his 2024 memoir. His family commented: "Sly recently completed the screenplay for his life story, a project we are eager to share with the world in due course."
  
  Greg Zola made a documentary about Sly Stone, Small Talk About Sly. It was begun on, or prior to 2006. It was completed prior to 2017. It has been described in Ellen Exner's book, Bach Perspectives, Volume 13 Bach Reworked as a series of interviews about the musical background and contributions of Sly Stone. It is viewable in sections.
  
  Michael Rubenstone's On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone was released in 2017. In the film, Rubenstone travels across the United States in a bid to track down those who were involved with Sly Stone. The film played at the Slamdance Film Festival.
  
  The documentary Sly Lives! (aka the Burden of Black Genius) by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson was released in 2025. It explores the challenges black performers face, and celebrates how Stone was able to establish a healthy life after the pressures of show business and fame. Some interviews from Small Talk About Sly and Michael Rubenstone's On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone were used in the documentary.
  
  Before Stone died, he was working on a screenplay based off his 2024 memoir. His family commented: "Sly recently completed the screenplay for his life story, a project we are eager to share with the world in due course."