When We Rise

2017 US docudrama miniseries about the gay rights movement
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Summary

When We Rise is a miniseries[1]. It draws 945 Wikipedia views per month (miniseries category, ranking #190 of 738).[2]

Key Facts

  • When We Rise is the creator of Dustin Lance Black[3].
  • When We Rise's instance of is recorded as miniseries[4].
  • When We Rise was directed by Gus Van Sant[5].
  • When We Rise was directed by Dee Rees[6].
  • When We Rise was directed by Thomas Schlamme[7].
  • When We Rise was directed by Dustin Lance Black[8].
  • Dustin Lance Black wrote the screenplay for When We Rise[9].
  • When We Rise's genre is docudrama[10].
  • A cast member of When We Rise was Guy Pearce[11].
  • A cast member of When We Rise was Austin P. McKenzie[12].
  • A cast member of When We Rise was Mary-Louise Parker[13].
  • A cast member of When We Rise was Rachel Griffiths[14].
  • A cast member of When We Rise was Carrie Preston[15].
  • A cast member of When We Rise was Michael K. Williams[16].
  • When We Rise's production company is recorded as ABC Signature[17].
  • The original language of When We Rise was English[18].
  • When We Rise's Commons category is recorded as When We Rise[19].
  • When We Rise's language of work or name is recorded as English[20].
  • When We Rise was distributed by video on demand[21].
  • When We Rise's original broadcaster is recorded as American Broadcasting Company[22].
  • When We Rise's country of origin is recorded as United States[23].
  • When We Rise began on February 27, 2017[24].
  • When We Rise ended on March 3, 2017[25].
  • When We Rise's distributed by is recorded as Disney–ABC Domestic Television[26].
  • When We Rise's distributed by is recorded as Disney+[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Directors include Gus Van Sant[5], Dee Rees[6], Thomas Schlamme[7], and Dustin Lance Black[8]. Dustin Lance Black wrote the screenplay for When We Rise[9]. Cast members include Guy Pearce[11], Austin P. McKenzie[12], Mary-Louise Parker[13], Rachel Griffiths[14], Carrie Preston[15], and Michael K. Williams[16]. It is the creator of Dustin Lance Black[3].

Publication

The original language of When We Rise was English[18]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[20]. Its genre is docudrama[10]. It was distributed by video on demand[21].

Why It Matters

When We Rise draws 945 Wikipedia views per month (miniseries category, ranking #190 of 738).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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