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Surviving childhood abuse during his upbringing in Baltimore, Archbishop Carl Bean forged a path to New York and Hollywood to do the one thing he knew he was put on earth to do: sing. Making his mark first as a gospel singer, Bean got the break of his life when Motown tapped him in 1977 to record the disco song “I Was Born This Way,” which quickly became the first gay anthem at a time when it was uncommon to be out and proud. When the AIDS crisis hit, however, Bean soon found himself drawn to a different calling: compassionate activism. Instead of pursuing the momentum of his promising music career, he founded the Minority AIDS Project and the Unity Fellowship Church — the first LGBTQ+ church for people of color.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 2025-06-05
- video_camera_front Companies JungeFilm, w/Love Productions
- timer Runtime: 100 Mins
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Carl Bean
Self (archive footage)
Billy Porter
Self
Questlove
Self
Lady Gaga
Self
Dionne Warwick
Self
Maxine Waters
Self
groups Crew
Daniel Junge
Director
Sam Pollard
Director
Jerry Henry
Director of Photography
Jed Alan
Director of Photography
Wellington Love
Producer
Jed Alan
Producer
Daniel Junge
Producer
Tessa Malsam
Editor
Davis Coombe
Editor
John Jennings Boyd
Original Music Composer
DeAndre James Allen-Toole
Original Music Composer
Questlove
Executive Producer
Billy Porter
Executive Producer
Jamie Lee Curtis
Executive Producer
Joshua A. Green
Executive Producer
Travis Franklin
Production Sound Mixer
Leslie Gaston-Bird
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gabriel Guy
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
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