“I Was Born This Way” Honors Archbishop Carl Bean’s Legacy of Love and Activism

New Documentary Celebrates the Black Queer Trailblazer’s Journey From Motown Artist to Founder of the Unity Fellowship Church

The life and legacy of Archbishop Carl Bean, the pioneering Black queer activist, singer, and founder of the Unity Fellowship Church Movement, will be celebrated in the new feature documentary I Was Born This Way , screening at Laemmle North Hollywood Cinemas following its AFI FEST premiere until Thursday, November 6.

Directed by Academy Award® winner Daniel Junge and Academy Award® nominee Sam Pollard, and produced by Wellington Love and Jed Alan, the film explores Bean’s lifelong message that “love is for everyone.”

The film, executive produced by Questlove, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Billy Porter, features interviews with Lady Gaga, Dionne Warwick, Rep. Maxine Wa