Rustin (2023)

Rustin (2023). 1h 46m | PG-13

“At the Telluride Film Festival. Bottom line: hands down the best movie I have seen in a very long time. See the movie. Itu0026#39;s about Bayard Rustin, who the program describes as an unsung hero of the civil rights era. Directed by George C. Wolfe who was here for the Qu0026amp;A session. Cast of wonderful actors who couldnu0026#39;t be present because of the strike. Colman Domingo plays the role of Rustin — he will without doubt be a nominee for best actor. Surprise cast (to me): Chris Rock played Roy Wilkins and gave a wonderful performance. One highlight of our showing: the presentation opened with a video appearance and introduction by one of the executive producers: Barack Obama. Obama was a real producer and was even involved in review of the script. As President, he posthumously awarded Rustin the Presidential Medal of Freedom. This is a Netflix production (overseeing several production companies) so you can see it later this year. You may think you know ahead of time what this movie will be, but trust me: you donu0026#39;t. Thatu0026#39;s your subconscious bias at work. Final note: this movie is so good that Iu0026#39;m going back to see it again tomorrow (taking up one of my precious time slots).u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOne more bonus: Dau0026#39;Vine Joy Randolph plays Mahalia Jackson and sings a song — she was one of the stars in The Holdovers, another excellent premiere at this yearu0026#39;s TFF.”