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Gus Van Sant Re-Teams With Dustin Lance Black For New Gay Rights Series

Gus Van Sant Re-Teams With Dustin Lance Black For New Gay Rights Series
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Gus Van Sant is boarding ABC's gay rights movement miniseries "When We Rise" as an exec producer and director, Variety has learned. He will direct the first two-hour episode.

First announced in summer 2013, “When We Rise” has been in development for two and a half years. With Van Sant on board, the project is officially a go, and will soon head into production.

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