Bayard Rustin, advisor to Martin Luther King Jr., dedicates his life to the quest for racial equality, human rights, and democracy. Rustin being an openly gay Black man, he is erased from the civil rights movement he helped build.
Rustin is a biographical drama directed by George C. Wolfe, from a screenplay by Julian Breece and Dustin Lance Black, and a story by Breece rights activist Bayard Rustin.
Bayard Rustin was one of the greatest activists and organizers the world has ever known. Rustin having challenged the authority, never apologized on what he believed, or desired. In the history he fought for, he was forgotten in this same history book.
This film has its deep core and moments in black history. Imagine contributing and making change in the society and being forgotten for your contribution to society. This film, shows the lengths to which Rustin embarked on a journey, fighting for his community with all due diligence.
This film will not only be critically good, it will be enjoyed, the movie serves as a rewrite of Rustin’s history in the black community. It will be on the lips of many film audiences worldwide and the black community.
The film stars Colman Domingo in the title role, alongside Chris Rock, Jeffrey Wright, and Audra McDonald.
Production began in November 2021 in Pittsburgh. Upon announcement of Colman Domingo being cast as lead, the Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice, an LGBTQIA community activist center, voiced their approval directly to Domingo.
Lenny Kravitz wrote and performed an original song,
“Road to Freedom,”
for the film.
#Clique, what are your thoughts on this film? Will Rustin’s history be one that intrigues you?
