Rustin is a 2023 American biographical drama film directed by George C. Wolfe (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom), from a screenplay by Julian Breece and Dustin Lance Black, and a story by Breece about the life of civil rights activist Bayard Rustin.
Produced by Barack and Michelle Obama's production company Higher Ground Productions, the film stars Colman Domingo (Euphoria, Candyman) in the title role, alongside Chris Rock, Glynn Turman, Aml Ameen, CCH Pounder, Michael Potts, Jeffrey Wright and Audra McDonald. It is based on the true story of Rustin, who helped Martin Luther King Jr. and others organize the 1963 March on Washington.
Rustin premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on August 31, 2023, and was for the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival on September 13, 2023. It is scheduled to be released in select theaters on November 3, 2023, before its streaming release on November 17, 2023, by Netflix. Watch the official trailer below.