Entertainment
05 October 2021
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Glynn Turman as A. Philip Randolph and Audra McDonald as Ella Baker
Cast: Colman Domingo (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Zola, Candyman, Euphoria), Chris Rock (Fargo, Untitled David O. Russell Project, Top Five), Glynn Turman (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom) and Audra McDonald (Respect)
Director: George C. Wolfe (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom)
Writers: George C. Wolfe, Dustin Lance Black
Logline: Rustin tells the story of charismatic, gay, civil rights activist Bayard Rustin, who overcame an onslaught of obstacles, and altered the course of American history by organizing the 1963 March on Washington.
Producers: Academy Award winner Bruce Cohen (American Beauty); Higher Ground’s Tonia Davis
Executive Producers: Higher Ground’s Mark R. Wright, Alex G. Scott
Rustin is the first feature film that Higher Ground is producing. Higher Ground’s upcoming slate of projects in partnership with Netflix includes the feature films Exit West and Satellite, and the comedic series The G Word with Adam Conover. Higher Ground presented the hit 2021 Netflix film, Fatherhood, starring Kevin Hart, and the critically acclaimed Netflix film Worth, starring Michael Keaton, Stanley Tucci and Amy Ryan.
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Colman Domingo (credit Raul Romo)
Chris Rock (credit Corey Nickols)
Audra McDonald (credit Allison Michael Orenstein)
Glynn Turman (credit Bobby Quillard)
About Higher Ground
Higher Ground, founded by President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama, is focused on telling the stories that embody the values the Obamas have championed throughout their lives. Higher Ground produces scripted films, TV series, children’s programs and documentaries exclusively with Netflix, and podcasts exclusively with Spotify. Its first release American Factory won the 2019 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, and its first podcast, The Michelle Obama Podcast, was the biggest Spotify Original in history.