“You know, growing up Mormon, I always got the sense that it was hard for the leaders of the church to feel like they were outside of Christianity. I think, you know Mormon people believe that they are Christian, and a lot of people outside of the Mormon Church, you know, don't see them that way.”

American screenwriter, director, producer, and LGBTQ rights activist

Dustin Lance Black is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and LGBTQ rights activist. He is known for writing and producing the film Milk, and he won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 2009. His work also includes the screenplays for J. Edgar and Rustin, and he created the 2022 true crime limited series Under the Banner of Heaven. Across his career, he is closely associated with film and television projects that combine biography, history, and social issues.