Netflix unveiled the official teaser trailer for Rustin, the biographical drama film starring Colman Domingo as gay civil rights activist Bayard Rustin who helped Martin Luther King Jr. and others organize the 1963 March on Washington.
Also starring in the film are Chris Rock, Glynn Turman, Aml Ameen, Gus Halper, CCH Pounder, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Johnny Ramey, Michael Potts, with Jeffrey Wright and Audra McDonald.
Release Date
Directed by George C. Wolfe, Rustin world premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival, and opens in theaters on November 3, 2023, then premieres on Netflix on November 17.
Synopsis
The architect of 1963’s momentous March on Washington, Bayard Rustin was one of the greatest activists & organizers the world has ever known. He challenged authority, never apologized for who he was, what he believed, or who he desired. And he did not back down. He made history, and in turn, he was forgotten. Directed by DGA Award & five-time Tony Award winner George C. Wolfe and starring Colman Domingo, Rustin shines a long overdue spotlight on the extraordinary man who, alongside giants like the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr., Adam Clayton Powell Jr., and Ella Baker, dared to imagine a different world, and inspired a movement in a march toward freedom.
Produced by Academy award winner Bruce Cohen, Higher Ground’s Tonia Davis and George C. Wolfe, the film features an all-star cast including Chris Rock, Glynn Turman, Jeffrey Wright and Audra McDonald.
Official Trailer
Watch the official trailer for Rustin.