This new documentary film follows Summer of Soul, which depicted the long-overlooked Harlem Cultural Festival of 1969 and Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) which was praised for portraying the complexities of Black geniuses in the industry.
While the film praises Maurice White’s musical genius, it also avoids neglecting his faults, including serial adultery, and depicts the low point in the band's career that led numerous members to quit.
Alongside the many past and present band members, the new movie also includes commentary from icons such as Stevie Wonder, Lionel Richie, and Flea. Even Barack and Michelle Obama were interviewed in the documentary, where they talk about slow dancing to Earth, Wind & Fire's music.
Why Queslove Felt It Important To Make The Earth Wind & Fire Documentary
Questlove discusses his film "Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs That's the Weight of the World)" during the DC/DOX Film Festival on June 13, 2026 in Washington, DC.Photo by Shannon Finney/Getty Images
"He could have just played it safe — he was making good money and had popularity playing with Ramsey Lewis, and he could have just stayed there and become rich and successful. But he had another mission, and those are the people I want — the people that feel they want to be a leader," he told the outlet earlier this month.
"I was rather shocked to find out that they got booed mercilessly in my hometown of Philadelphia! And their answer to it was to sit in a lotus position for eight minutes straight [before finishing their set]," he recounted to Variety.
What Critics Think About Earth, Wind & Fire: To Be Celestial vs That’s the Weight of the World
"Using a well-edited combination of vintage and recent interviews and copious amounts of archival footage, the documentary recounts the band’s story in compelling fashion, with Questlove providing enough imaginative stylistic flourishes to prevent it from feeling like an extended Behind theMusic episode," said The Hollywood Reporter in their review.
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