Dustin Lance Black on Storytelling

Glyn chats to Oscar winning screenwriter and producer, Dustin Lance Black. He won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for 'Milk' which tells the story of gay rights activist and politician Harvey Milk. In this honest and emotional conversation, Glyn finds out the story behind the creative and finds a young man who dealt with coming out as gay within the Mormon community by building tiny worlds in shoeboxes. They discuss the importance of retelling LGBTQ history and providing a space for the future generation to learn from the pains of the past. Since marrying Olympic diver, Tom Daley, Dustin openly reveals how to protect their personal life and relationship from the pressures of fame. Dustin also reveals how he chose to take a chance meeting to find love over a potential work project with J.J. Abrams.

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