Brother Outsider (2003)

Original title

Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin

Directed by

Bennett Singer, Nancy Kates

Genre

documentary film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 23m

Rated

16

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows the life of Bayard Rustin, a key organizer of the 1963 March on Washington. He worked for civil rights and gay rights despite facing discrimination as an openly gay black man. The film uses interviews and archive footage to explore his contributions.

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What happens

Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin is a 2003 American biographical documentary film co-produced and co-directed by Nancy Kates and Bennett Singer. The documentary recounts the life of Bayard Rustin, the African-American civil rights activist, notable for his activism for racial equality, gay rights, socialist issues, and organizing the 1963 March on Washington. Appearing in footage and interviews are Rustin, A.J. Muste, David McReynolds, Bob Dylan, Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Stokely Carmichael, Lyndon B. Johnson and Robert F. Kennedy. The film premiered January 17, 2003 at the Sundance Film Festival and two days later on POV. The film earned numerous accolades at various festivals. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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