Rustin the upcoming drama film coming to Netflix in November 2023
Rustin: The Untold Story of a Civil Rights Hero
If you are looking for a powerful and inspiring movie to watch this November, you might want to check out Rustin, the new biopic from Netflix and Higher Ground Productions, the company founded by Barack and Michelle Obama. Rustin tells the story of Bayard Rustin, the openly gay Black civil rights leader who was the architect of the 1963 March on Washington, one of the most pivotal events in American history.
Rustin was a visionary activist and organizer who worked alongside Martin Luther King Jr., Ella Baker, A. Philip Randolph, and other giants of the civil rights movement. He dedicated his life to a quest for racial equality, social justice, and human dignity. He also championed the causes of peace, labor rights, and LGBTQ+ rights. He was a fearless and outspoken leader who never apologized for who he was, what he believed, or who he desired.
However, despite his immense contributions and influence, Rustin was often sidelined and silenced by the society and the movement he served. He faced discrimination and persecution for his sexuality, his radical politics, and his past affiliations with communism. He was arrested, beaten, fired, blacklisted, and threatened. He was also forgotten by history and erased from the public memory.
Rustin aims to shine a long overdue spotlight on this extraordinary man who dared to imagine a different world and inspired a movement in a march toward freedom. The film is directed by George C. Wolfe, the acclaimed director of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and Angels in America. It stars Colman Domingo, the Emmy-winning actor of Euphoria and Fear the Walking Dead, in his first leading role in a feature film. Domingo delivers a stunning performance as Rustin, capturing his charisma, courage, complexity, and vulnerability.
The film also features an impressive ensemble cast that includes Chris Rock as Roy Wilkins, Glynn Turman as A. Philip Randolph, Aml Ameen as Martin Luther King Jr., Jeffrey Wright as Adam Clayton Powell Jr., Audra McDonald as Ella Baker, and many more talented actors. The film is based on real-life events and historical documents, as well as interviews with Rustin’s friends and colleagues.
Rustin is a film that celebrates the life and legacy of a civil rights hero who deserves to be recognized and honored. It is also a film that explores the themes of identity, love, power, resistance, and hope that are still relevant and resonant today. It is a film that will make you think, feel, and act.
The Cast
The film is directed by George C. Wolfe, who also directed Ma Rainey's Black Bottom and Angels in America. The screenplay is written by Julian Breece and Dustin Lance Black, based on a story by Breece. The film is produced by Higher Ground Productions, the company founded by Barack and Michelle Obama¹.
The film stars Colman Domingo as Bayard Rustin, the visionary activist and organizer who worked alongside Martin Luther King Jr., Ella Baker, A. Philip Randolph, and other giants of the civil rights movement. Domingo is an Emmy-winning actor who has appeared in Euphoria, Fear the Walking Dead, Lincoln, and Selma².
The film also features an impressive ensemble cast that includes:
- Chris Rock as Roy Wilkins, the executive secretary of the NAACP and a prominent leader of the March on Washington².
- Glynn Turman as A. Philip Randolph, the president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and a mentor to Rustin².
- Aml Ameen as Martin Luther King Jr., the Nobel Peace Prize-winning leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and a close friend of Rustin².
- CCH Pounder as Anna Arnold Hedgeman, the only woman on the organizing committee of the March on Washington and a civil rights activist².
- Michael Potts as Cleveland Robinson, the chairman of the administrative committee of the March on Washington and a labor leader².
- Jeffrey Wright as Adam Clayton Powell Jr., the first Black congressman from New York and a rival of Rustin².
- Audra McDonald as Ella Baker, the founder of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and a mentor to Rustin².
- Da'Vine Joy Randolph as Mahalia Jackson, the Queen of Gospel and a performer at the March on Washington².
- Adrienne Warren as Claudia Taylor, also known as Lady Bird Johnson, the First Lady of the United States and a supporter of civil rights³.
- Carra Patterson as Coretta Scott King, the wife of Martin Luther King Jr. and a civil rights activist³.
The film is based on real-life events and historical documents, as well as interviews with Rustin's friends and colleagues. The film covers Rustin's life from his early years as a Quaker pacifist and a member of the Young Communist League, to his involvement in the civil rights movement and his role in organizing the March on Washington, to his later years as an advocate for peace, labor rights, and LGBTQ+ rights. The film also explores Rustin's personal life, his relationships with men, his struggles with discrimination and persecution for his sexuality, his radical politics, and his past affiliations with communism.
The film aims to shine a long overdue spotlight on this extraordinary man who dared to imagine a different world and inspired a movement in a march toward freedom. It is also a film that explores the themes of identity, love, power, resistance, and hope that are still relevant and resonant today.
Rustin will have a limited theatrical release starting on November 3rd⁴, followed by its release on Netflix on Friday, November 17th. You can watch the trailer for Rustin here. I hope you enjoy this film as much as I do. 😊
Watch Official Trailer of Rustin
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