We’ve confirmed that Candyman star Colman Domingo is set to play gay rights activist Bayard Rustin in Rustin, the first film production from Michelle and Barack Obama’s Higher Ground, which has their deal at Netflix.
We’ve confirmed that Candyman star Colman Domingo is set to play gay rights activist Bayard Rustin in Rustin, the first film production from Michelle and Barack Obama’s Higher Ground, which has their deal at Netflix.
“Pride” is a six-part documentary series chronicling the 60-year struggle for LGBTQ civil rights in America.
George C. Wolfe, Dustin Lance Black, and former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground banner are coming together for a biopic of civil rights activistBayard Rustin.
Angelique Jackson “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” director George C. Wolfe has set his return engagement with Netflix, directing “Rustin” for the streamer, and President Barack Barack and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground Productions.The film tells the story of gay, civil rights activist Bayard Rustin, who organized the 1963 March on Washington.
Following the critical acclaim of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, George C. Wolfe and Netflix are reteaming as Wolfe has come on to direct Rustin for Netflix and President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground Productions.
Bayard Rustin – Photo: Warren K. Leffler/U.S. News and World Report.
Bayard Rustin, left, is pictured with Martin Luther King, Jr. in this undated photo. Rustin was the architectural genius behind King’s March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963. Rustin also mentored King in nonviolent civil disobedience. Photo: Monroe Frederick/Courtesy of the Estate of Bayard Rustin.
Bayard Rustin – Photo: Warren K. Leffler/U.S. News and World Report.
Bayard Rustin, left, is pictured with Martin Luther King, Jr. in this undated photo. Rustin was the architectural genius behind King’s March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963. Rustin also mentored King in nonviolent civil disobedience. Photo: Monroe Frederick/Courtesy of the Estate of Bayard Rustin.
Bayard Rustin, left, is pictured with Martin Luther King, Jr. in this undated photo. Rustin was the architectural genius behind King’s March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963. Rustin also mentored King in nonviolent civil disobedience. Photo: Monroe Frederick/Courtesy of the Estate of Bayard Rustin.
Bayard Rustin at 1963 press conference for The March On Washington (Photo courtesy of The Library of Congress)
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