Dustin Lance Black

Dustin Lance Black

Dustin Lance Black (born June 10, 1974) is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and LGBT rights activist. He is known for writing the film Milk, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 2009. He has also subsequently written the screenplays for the film J. Edgar and the 2022 crime miniseries Under the Banner of Heaven.

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TV Series

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

5.3
Question Time

Question Time

5.1
Visible: Out on Television

Visible: Out on Television

7.2

Movies

8: The Mormon Proposition

8: The Mormon Proposition

5.7
The Singing Forest

The Singing Forest

4.1
Hollywood to Dollywood

Hollywood to Dollywood

7.4
The Case Against 8

The Case Against 8

7
Mama's Boy

Mama's Boy

3.7
Compared To What: The Improbable Journey of Barney Frank

Compared To What: The Improbable Journey of Barney Frank

6.667
The Out List

The Out List

6.1
Milk

Milk

7.239
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom

The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom

7.7
The Spark: The Origins of Pride

The Spark: The Origins of Pride

6.1
When We Rise: The People Behind The Story

When We Rise: The People Behind The Story

9
On the Bus

On the Bus

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