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Dustin Lance Black

b. 1974 (age 52)
Writer

Academy Award Winner Dustin Lance Black is a screenwriter, filmmaker and social activist, best known for writing the screenplay of Harvey Milk’s biopic MILK and for aiding in overturning California’s discriminatory Proposition 8.

Known For

🎬
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★ 7.6
My Life with Count Dracula
2003
Milk
🎞️
★ 7.5
Milk
2008
J. Edgar
🎞️
★ 6.5
J. Edgar
2011
Under the Banner of Heaven
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★ 7.5
Under the Banner of Heaven
2022

Filmography

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Rock Out
2025 Director
Rustin
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★ 6.5
Rustin
2023 Writer
Under the Banner of Heaven
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★ 7.5
Under the Banner of Heaven
2022 Writer Director
Mama's Boy
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★ 7.9
Mama's Boy
2022 Self Writer
The Spark: The Origins of Pride
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★ 7.2
The Spark: The Origins of Pride
2019 Self
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
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★ 2.2
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
2018 Self
When We Rise
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★ 7.5
When We Rise
2017 Writer Director
When We Rise: The People Behind the Story
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★ 7.4
When We Rise: The People Behind the Story
2017 Self
The Text
🎞️
★ 6.4
The Text
2015 Director Writer
Because of Who I Am
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★ 3.7
Because of Who I Am
2015 Self
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Pride of Britain Awards
2015 Self
Compared to What: The Improbable Journey of Barney Frank
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★ 6.4
Compared to What: The Improbable Journey of Barney Frank
2014 Self
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Creative Spark
2014 Self
The Out List
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★ 7.3
The Out List
2013 Self
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★ 5.4
Throwing Shade
2013 Self
A World of Dreams: Voices from the Out100
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A World of Dreams: Voices from the Out100
2013 Self
8
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★ 7.1
8
2012 Self Writer
10 Things You Don't Know About
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★ 7.3
10 Things You Don't Know About
2012 Self
J. Edgar
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★ 6.5
J. Edgar
2011 Writer
Hollywood to Dollywood
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★ 6.4
Hollywood to Dollywood
2011 Self
Illegal Love
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★ 7.7
Illegal Love
2011 Self
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★ 5.3
Touring
2011 Actor
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The 3th Annual Governors Awards
2011 Self
Virginia
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★ 5.4
Virginia
2010 Director Writer
8: The Mormon Proposition
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★ 7.1
8: The Mormon Proposition
2010 Actor
Narrator
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A Bundle of Sticks
2010 Self
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★ 5.8
Milk: Hollywood Comes to San Francisco
2009 Self
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The 20th Annual GLADD Awards
2009 Self
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2009 Writers Guild Awards
2009 Self
Milk
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★ 7.5
Milk
2008 Writer
Pedro
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★ 6.9
Pedro
2008 Writer
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The 12th Annual Hollywood Film Awards
2008 Self
Big Love
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★ 7.7
Big Love
2006 Writer
The Singing Forest
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★ 2.0
The Singing Forest
2003 Actor
Bill
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★ 7.6
My Life with Count Dracula
2003 Director
Gay Hollywood
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★ 6.7
Gay Hollywood
2003 Self
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★ 6.2
Faking It
2003 Director
On the Bus
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★ 5.4
On the Bus
2001 Self Director Cinematographer
The Journey of Jared Price
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★ 6.5
The Journey of Jared Price
2000 Director Writer
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★ 4.7
Something Close to Heaven
2000 Director Writer
Faking It
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★ 7.4
Faking It
2000 Director
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The Barefoot Bandit
Writer
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3 Story: The Secret History of the Giant Man
Director Writer
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Untitled J.J. Abrams Earthquake Project
Writer
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