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Questlove's Third Documentary Celebrates Earth, Wind & Fire's Joyful Legacy at Tribeca Festival

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Owen Gleiberman

9d ago· 9 min readenReview

Summary

Questlove's third documentary, "Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial...)," premiered at the Tribeca Festival and continues his exploration of Black music history. The film captures the joyful essence of Earth, Wind & Fire by immersing viewers in their music, following Questlove's acclaimed previous works "Summer of Soul" and "Sly Lives!" The review praises Questlove's unique ability as a documentary filmmaker to convey the timeless, rousingly nostalgic joy of the legendary band.

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From the moment he unleashed 'Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised),' it was clear that Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson was a born documentary filmmaker.
What Questlove brings to his movies isn't
the Questlove jawn that opened the Tribeca Festival tonight on a note of rousingly nostalgic but timeless joy.
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In his third documentary, the director of "Summer of Soul" and "Sly Lives!" captures Earth, Wind & Fire's joy by putting us right inside the music.

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