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On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone
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Wikipedia article
'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
The film is about a quest to find the reclusive Sly.Okayplayer.com - [http://www.okayplayer.com/news/new-sly-stone-documentary-premiering-in-january-2017.html New Sly Stone Documentary Premiering In January 2017 By Elijah C. Watson] 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.'Rolling Stone - [https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/sly-stone-joins-family-20050818 Sly Stone Joins Family By Andrew Paine Bradbury] In a 'Washington Post' article, in reference to Stone's absence, one of the filmmakers compared him to J. D. Salinger.'The Washington Post', January 27, 2006 - [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/26/AR2006012602245.html Sly Stone's Surprise 'By J. Freedom du Lac'] Through a period of about 12 years, band members, people in the music industry and other musicians were interviewed.'Park Record', January 24, 2017 - [http://www.parkrecord.com/news/rubenstones-sly-stone-documentary-was-12-year-labor-of-love-2/ Rubenstones Sly Stone documentary was 12-year labor of love, Filmmaker happy for Slamdance premiere] 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.'Shadow and Act',November 30, 2016 - [http://shadowandact.com/2016/11/30/new-documentary-about-funk-music-legend-sly-stone-on-the-sly-in-search-of-the-family-stone-to-premiere-at-slamdance-film-festival-in-january/ New Feature Documentary Goes In Search of Elusive Funk Music Legend, Sly Stone - Sergio Mims]
After 13 years and going through 500 hours of footage the film was completed.'The Salt Lake Tribune', Jan 14 2017 - [http://www.sltrib.com/home/4808769-155/on-the-sly-at-slamdance-one On the Sly at Slamdance, one mans search for a rock icon By Rich Kane] 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.'SLUG Magazine', January 22, 2017 - [http://www.slugmag.com/movie-reviews/slamdance-film-review-sly-search-family-stone/ Slamdance Film Review: On The Sly: In Search of the Family Stone By Ali Shimkus]'Rolling Stone - [https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/sly-stone-joins-family-20050818 Sly Stone Joins Family By Andrew Paine Bradbury]Imdb - [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6281966/companycredits On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone (2017), Company Credits]
Premiere
The film premiered at the 2017 Slamdance Film Festival.Indie Film Hustle, January 30, 2017 - [https://indiefilmhustle.com/sly-and-the-family-stone-documentary/ IFH 134: Chasing Sly and the Family Stone Documentary for 12 years with Michael Rubenstone By Alex Ferrari]Acast, Jan 30th 2017 - [https://www.acast.com/ifhpodcast/ifh-134-chasing-sly-and-the-family-stone-documentary-for-12-years-with-michael-rubenstone---indie-film-hustle-podcast-filmmaking--film-school--screenwriting--film-marketing--independent-film--cinematography--film-festival--filmmaking-podcasts--short-films--filmmakers--film-festivals--indie-film--agents-managers--advertising IFH 134: Chasing Sly and the Family Stone Documentary for 12 years with Michael Rubenstone - Indie Film Hustle Podcast:]Cast
* Rusty Allen
* Frank Arellano
* Hamp 'Bubba' Banks
* Dick Cavett
* Clive Davis
* Gordon DeWitty
* Greg Errico
* David Froelich
* George Johnson
* Jeff Kaliss
* David Kapralik
* Michaell Lang
* Jerry Martini
* Alec Palao
* Stephen Paley
* Pat Rizzo
* Cynthia Robinson
* Rich Romanello
* Michael Rubenstone
* Joel Selvin
* Paul Shaffer
* Vet Stone
* Quincy Troupe
* John Turk
* Michael Wadleigh
* Cornel West
* Bobby Womack
References
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