Rustin Director & Actors talk to David Olusoga | BFI Q&A

The director and stars of Rustin, a compelling portrait of an unsung hero of the American civil rights movement, talk to David Olusoga about their film.

Bayard Rustin dedicated his life to a quest for racial equality and was a key architect behind the 1963 March on Washington. The openly gay civil rights leader challenged authority and never apologized for who he was but has rarely received the spotlight he deserved despite making history.

In this rousing new drama, George C. Wolfe (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom) honours the man who inspired a movement alongside Martin Luther King Jr, while Colman Domingo is the powerful heart of the film, delivering a thrilling, career-best performance as Rustin.

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