Dustin Lance Black
Born: 1974-06-10
• Sacramento, California, USA
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.
Filmography
Mama's Boy
The Spark: The Origins of Pride
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
When We Rise: The People Behind The Story
The Case Against 8
Compared To What: The Improbable Journey of Barney Frank
The Out List
8
Hollywood to Dollywood
Illegal Love
8: The Mormon Proposition
Milk
The Singing Forest
On the Bus