Do you remember the 21st night of September? Questlove does and he’s going to make a documentary about it.
The Summer of Soul director has signed on to direct a documentary about Earth, Wind & Fire.
The film will examine the band’s legacy, cultural impact, and body of work and will feature exclusive access to the band’s archives of visual, audio, and written material, as well as the support of the estate of Maurice White and the band.
It is the latest doc about the group after 2001’s Shining Stars: The Official Story of Earth, Wind & Fire.
Questlove, who won an Oscar for Summer of Soul, is also behind an upcoming Sly Stone doc.
The film is produced by RadicalMedia, Two One Five Entertainment, Broken Halo Entertainment, and Kinfolk Management + Media and will be financed by Fifth Season. The latter is also handling sales, alongside WME.
Questlove, RadicalMedia’s Dave Sirulnick and Samantha Grogin, as well as Broken Halo Entertainment’s KB White, son of late band leader Maurice White, and Arron Saxe of Kinfolk Management + Media, will serve as the film’s producers, which will be produced in association with Sony Music Vision.
Zarah Zohlman and Shawn Gee of Two One Five Entertainment, the production company founded by The Roots’ Questlove and Black Thought, will serve as executive producers, as will Jon Kamen of RadicalMedia, Cheo Hodari Coker, and Amos Newman.
Earth, Wind & Fire sold more than 90 million records, had 11 consecutive albums go gold or platinum, and won six Grammy Awards.
Questlove said, “Having been baptized in the Afrocentric joy river of this powerhouse unit, I’ve learned about them, I’ve learned about us & more importantly, I’ve learned and rediscovered myself in the process. I’m so excited to be part of the process of preserving their positive but very vulnerable and real story of Soul, Self & Struggle.”
Questlove is represented by WME and Shawn Gee.
