The world premiere of Questlove’s Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial VS That’s The Weight Of The World) will open 2026 Tribeca Festival on June 3.
A performance by Earth, Wind & Fire and Questlove’s group The Roots will follow at the Beacon Theatre in New York.
The HBO Original Documentary explores the multi-genre band’s cultural influence and body of work through rare access to archival materials and a focus on the vision of founder Maurice White. It will debut in the US on HBO and be available to stream on HBO Max later this year.
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s latest documentary chronicling Black music and music pioneers follows features on Sly Stone (Sly Lives!) and Summer Of Soul, the 2022 Oscar-winning documentary about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival.
Questlove produced with Dave Sirulnick and Samantha Grogin, KB White, and Arron Saxe. Executive producers are Zarah Zohlman, Shawn Gee, Jon Kamen, Cheo Hodari Coker, and Amos Newman.
Cara Cusumano, Tribeca Festival director and SVP of programming, said the film represented “everything Tribeca stands for: creative pioneers at the top of their game in front of and behind the camera, showcasing the joy and community that great art manifests”.
Questlove added, “The past two years of deep research and creative magic surrounding Earth, Wind & Fire have been nothing short of transformative. They remain one of the most culturally significant bands in history, and this project finally illustrates exactly why their legacy is so vital.”
Tribeca runs June 3-14 and will announce its full line-up shortly.
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