Dustin Lance Black
Writing · Executive Producer · Producer · Director
Born Jun 10, 1974 · Sacramento, California, USA
Active 2000–present
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.
Filmography
Milk (2008) — Castro Clone · Writer · Executive ProducerJ. Edgar (2011) — WriterUnder the Banner of Heaven (2022) — Executive Producer · Writer · Director · Story · Teleplay · CreatorRustin (2023) — ScreenplayBig Love (2006) — Writer · Staff Writer · Executive Story EditorProphet's Prey (2015) — Executive ProducerWhen We Rise (2017) — Executive Producer · Writer · Director · CreatorWhen We Rise: The People Behind The Story (2017)Virginia (2010) — Director · WriterThe Journey of Jared Price (2000) — Producer · Director · Screenplay8: The Mormon Proposition (2010) — NarratorPedro (2008) — Screenplay · StoryThe Text (2015) — Director · Writer8 (2012) — WriterThe Singing Forest (2003) — BillOn the Bus (2002) — DirectorMama's Boy (2022) — BookBecoming Men (2002) — ProducerRock Out (2025) — Director