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When We Rise: The People Behind The Story

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"When We Rise: The People Behind the Story" is a one-hour documentary complementing ABC's scripted mini-series "When We Rise" by chronicling the personal and political struggles, setbacks, and triumphs of a diverse family of LGBTQ people who helped pioneer the U.S. Civil Rights struggle.

DirectorMichaela Dowd
WriterMatthew Cullinan
ProducerMatthew Cullinan

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Cast · Directed by Michaela Dowd

GC
George Chauncey
SE
Sarah Kate Ellis
DBDustin Lance Black
Dustin Lance Black
KJ
Ken Jones
RG
Roma Guy
CJCleve Jones
Cleve Jones
DJ
Diane Jones
DE
David Eisenbach
CC
Cecilia Chung

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When We Rise: The People Behind The Story hasn't started streaming in United Kingdom yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around April 20, 2017. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.