Questlove Announces Documentary ‘Earth, Wind and Fire’ on September 21st

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Questlove’s Sly Stone documentary hasn’t even hit theaters yet, but the Roots drummer already knows which artist he’ll turn his camera on next: Earth, Wind & Fire.

Ironically, on September 21, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson took to social media to announce his next project on Saturday and revealed that the “ultimate elemental story” would arrive in 2025.

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“The story of how a band led by a genius from Chicago changed our minds, our thoughts, and our hearts,” Questlove added. “After being baptized in the Afrocentric river of joy of this powerful entity, I learned about them, I learned about us, and more importantly, I learned and reinvented myself in the process.”

Oscar winner Summer of the Soul the documentarian added, “I am so excited to be directing a documentary that preserves their positive, yet VERY vulnerable and true story of Soul, Self and Struggle. It is a story of joy, perseverance, love, pain, magic and self-discovery. It is Earth, Wind and Fire.”

Earth, Wind & Fire’s Verdine White, Philip Bailey and Ralph Johnson are on board the project, the trio added in a statement (via Diversity), “We look forward to this in-depth journey for our team and are thrilled that Questlove will direct this documentary.”

Earlier this year, Questlove gave a progress report on the much-anticipated Sly Stone documentary, noting that Hulu had acquired the rights to the film but no release date had yet been set.

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