Overview
Dustin Lance Black
Known For
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
Documentary exploring The Advocate's role at the forefront of the...
When We Rise: The People Behind The Story
"When We Rise: The People Behind the Story" is a...
Compared To What: The Improbable Journey of Barney Frank
An intimate portrait of recently retired Congressman Barney Frank, one...
8: The Mormon Proposition
Filmmaker and ex-Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints member...
Biography
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.