Five years in the making and the winner of more than 25 awards and honors--including the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Documentary--BROTHER OUTSIDER illuminates the public and private lives of Bayard Rustin, a visionary activist and strategist who has been called "the unknown hero" of the civil rights movement. A tireless crusader for justice, a disciple of Gandhi, a mentor to Martin Luther King Jr., and the architect of the legendary 1963 March on Washington, Rustin dared to live as an openly gay man during the fiercely homophobic 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. BROTHER OUTSIDER reveals the price that Rustin paid for this openness, chronicling both the triumphs and setbacks of his remarkable 60-year career. Nominated for the Grand Jury Award at the Sundance Festival and the winner of Audience Favorite awards at LGBT film festivals in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Vienna, and other cities, BROTHER OUTSIDER has been described as "powerful and startling" (The Advocate), "rich in humanity" (africana.com), "beautifully crafted" (Boston Globe), "poignant" (TIME), "thoroughly honest" (VillageVoice), and "marvelous" (Wall Street Journal). Produced and Directed by Nancy Kates and Bennett Singer. Executive Producer: Sam Pollard