Activist Bayard Rustin faces racism and homophobia as he helps change the course of Civil Rights history by orchestrating the 1963 March on Washington.
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Colman Domingo
Bayard Rustin
Aml Ameen
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Glynn Turman
A. Philip Randolph
Chris Rock
Roy Wilkins
Gus Halper
Tom
Johnny Ramey
Elias Taylor
CCH Pounder
Dr. Anna Hedgeman
Michael Potts
Cleve Robinson
Audra McDonald
Ella Baker
Jeffrey Wright
Rep. Adam Clayton Powell
Director
George C. Wolfe
Screenplay
Julian Breece
Tagline
"Own your power."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Production
Higher Ground, Bold Choices
Brent Marchant
November 19, 2023
Unsung heroes often don’t get their day. Fortunately, however, for civil rights activist Bayard Rustin (Colman Domingo), principal organizer of the 1963 March on Washington, he’s finally getting his due in this new biopic about the many challenges he faced in bringing this event into being. The flamboyant, outspoken, Black gay organizer faced much opposition to his proposal, including, surprisingl...
CinemaSerf
November 23, 2023
Colman Domingo is pretty good as the eponymous, gay, civil rights organiser who not only had the problems of his colour, but of his fairly open sexuality to deal with as he tries to organise a massive march to the American Capitol. The goal of the march is to keep the pressure on the Kennedy administration's promises to end segregation - but there are plenty from within his own camp who would happ...
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