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On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone
Directed byMichael Rubenstone
Written byMichael Rubenstone
Produced byMichael Rubenstone
Patrick Sheehan
CinematographyJason Blalock
Jeremie Brillant
Theo Hand
Marc McCrudden

Release date

CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone is a documentary about Sly Stone, his absence from the music scene, and one man's quest to find out what happened to the artist. It is directed by Michael Rubenstone.

Background[edit]

The film is about a quest to find the reclusive Sly.[1] According to a 2005 Rolling Stone article by Andrew Paine Bradbury, Michael Rubenstone, Greg Zola, and indie One-Four Productions were in their second year of their project.[2] In a Washington Post article, in reference to Stone's absence, one of the filmmakers compared him to J. D. Salinger.[3] Through a period of about 12 years, band members, people in the music industry and other musicians were interviewed.[4] One of the people to appear in the film is Cornel West. He talks about Stone's biggest hit songs and the effect they had on him.[5]

After 13 years and going through 500 hours of footage the film was completed.[6] It appears that the final product as well as the majority of the work, and final completion is due to the efforts by Michael Rubenstone with a new production company, Unreal films.[7][8][9]

Premiere[edit]

The film premiered at the 2017 Slamdance Film Festival.[10][11]

Cast[edit]

References[edit]

  • ^ The Washington Post, January 27, 2006 - Sly Stone's Surprise By J. Freedom du Lac
  • ^ Park Record, January 24, 2017 - Rubenstone’s Sly Stone documentary was 12-year labor of love, Filmmaker happy for Slamdance premiere
  • ^ Shadow and Act,November 30, 2016 - New Feature Documentary Goes “In Search” of Elusive Funk Music Legend, Sly Stone - Sergio Mims
  • ^ The Salt Lake Tribune, Jan 14 2017 - ‘On the Sly’ at Slamdance, one man’s search for a rock icon By Rich Kane
  • ^ SLUG Magazine, January 22, 2017 - Slamdance Film Review: On The Sly: In Search of the Family Stone By Ali Shimkus
  • ^ Rolling Stone - Sly Stone Joins Family By Andrew Paine Bradbury
  • ^ Imdb - On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone (2017), Company Credits
  • ^ Indie Film Hustle, January 30, 2017 - IFH 134: Chasing Sly and the Family Stone Documentary for 12 years with Michael Rubenstone By Alex Ferrari
  • ^ Acast, Jan 30th 2017 - IFH 134: Chasing Sly and the Family Stone Documentary for 12 years with Michael Rubenstone - Indie Film Hustle Podcast:[permanent dead link]
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