Rustins Tag

David Lee/Netflix The George C. Wolfe-directed Rustin tells the story behind the historic 1963 March on Washington with a twist. Fairly than centering around Martin Luther King Jr., the film tells it from the vantage point of Bayard Rustin, a gay Black activist who isn’t often related to the monumental moment. Played masterfully by Colman Domingo, Rustin’s life is depicted in a way that feels deserving and intimate largely attributable to the costuming spearheaded by Toni-Leslie James.  “I’m a Broadway girl and I’ve done quite a lot of period plays,” Leslie James says in a Zoom call from her home. “[I’ve also done] quite a lot of period musicals and small, short movies.” She expresses that she has a long-standing relationship with...