Dustin Lance Black - Mini Docs by Blindfold

Описание: Academy Award® Winning Filmmaker, writer, and activist Dustin Lance Black discusses his involvement with the LGBTQIA+ movement.

“If I could give the world a big giant curiosity, I think we’d hate a whole lot less.” -DLB

Growing up in a Mormon military home in Texas, Mr. Black didn’t know other gay people like him existed. Once he discovered the theater world, he first heard the story of Harvey Milk and saw examples of gay people living fulfilled successful lives. This made Black realize the true power of story leading him to start a career in filmmaking, developing stories that would shine a light on the lives of people who were told that they were too different for this world. Since then, Dustin Lance Black has won an Academy Award® and Writers Guild of America Award, among others, for his original screenplay MILK. 

Aside from his role as father to a newborn with his husband Tom Daley, Dustin proves to be a staple in the gay community. As a founding board member of the American Foundation for Equal Rights, he constantly strives to spread love and acceptance. In collaboration with the Foundation, Mr. Black built a toolkit to help him push for the overturn of California’s Prop-8, including the writing and development of his nationally aired play called "8", with all proceeds benefiting LGBTQ+ equality efforts worldwide.

Since 2015, Blindfold has created dozens of inspiring short films as part of our Mini-Doc series. We have had the honor of sharing the meaningful work that activists and advocates like Jesse Israel of the Big Quiet, Journalist Noor Tagouri, and The Save the Chimps Foundation are putting out in the work. Each Mini-Doc film is 3-5 minutes in length and gives a deeper, honest reveal into how each of these individuals and organizations discovered how they could best be of service to our planet, and how their journeys unfolded.

After years of delivering these exclusive pieces to our Blindfold audience (over 31,000 users combined), we are now accepting pitches from individuals and organizations who would like to hire our Blindfold production team to film their very own Mini-Doc and have it featured on our platform. Are you someone who has found their passion in being service to others? Do you want your story told in an authentic, beautiful way and shared with a network of like-minded individuals? Visit: https://blindfoldmag.com/team/

Director/Producer: Jacqueline Romano, www.jacquelineromano.com
Assistant Producer: Golden C. Smith
Camera Operators: Frankie Maclaughlin and Frank Contreras
Editor: Jacqueline Romano, www.jacquelineromano.com
Assistant Editor: Rachel Wang