Includes a conversation with director Gus Van Sant and creator Dustin Lance Black

When We Rise is written and created by Academy Award®-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black. This mini-series event chronicles the real-life personal and political struggles, set-backs and triumphs of a diverse family of LGBT men and women who helped pioneer one of the last legs of the U.S. Civil Rights movement, from its turbulent infancy in the 20th century to the once unfathomable successes of today.

2017, 84 min, color | Created by Dustin Lance Black; written by Dustin Lance Black; directed by Gus Van Sant; with Guy Pearce, Mary-Louise Parker, Rachel Griffiths, Ivory Aquino, Michael K. Williams

Ticketing Information

UPDATE (1/4/17): This screening is now open to the general public.

Film Independent and LACMA Film Club members can reserve tickets starting at 12 pm on Thursday, December 15. | Free; limit two tickets per membership. | Proof of member status is required to reserve tickets during advance reservation period.

LACMA member and general admission tickets can be reserved starting at 12 pm on Wednesday, January 4. | Free; limit two tickets.

PLEASE NOTE: Pre-reserved tickets for this event can be picked up at LACMA’s Ticket Office, located in the Hammer Building, on the day of the event—as early as 11 am. Tickets are for general, unreserved Bing Theater seating. Ticketed guests must be in their Bing Theater seat 15 minutes prior to the advertised start time or seat(s) may be released. Reservations do not guarantee entry, even with a ticket in hand. Entry is first come, first served, so please arrive early. Program and guest participation subject to change or cancellation without prior notice. Tickets are nontransferable and can only be picked up by the individual who purchased or reserved them.