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“I Was Born This Way" had its World Premiere at Tribeca Festival 2025 in the Spotlight Documentary Section. LGBTQ
Using innovative rotoscope animation and featuring appearances by LADY GAGA, QUESTLOVE, BILLY PORTER and DIONNE WARWICK, I WAS BORN THIS WAY celebrates the life and legacy of Archbishop Carl BEAN.
Check out our insightful conversation with Directors Sam Pollard & Daniel Junge and Producer Wellington Love about Beans' exceptional life and the making of this extraordinary documentary.
When Carl Bean sang the 1977 Motown hit and gay anthem “I Was Born This Way,” it was the start of his mission to change the world. This documentary explores his life and legacy and his resounding message “love is for everyone.” Surviving racism, homophobia and childhood trauma, Carl Bean found his voice through song – first as a gospel singer in Harlem’s Christian Tabernacle Choir and then later performing with his group Carl Bean and Universal Love on their 1974 album “Universal Love.”
But it was the recording of the 1977 Motown hit “I Was Born This Way” that would earn him fame; the song was celebrated as the world’s first gay anthem. However, Bean eschewed a mainstream music career…instead choosing a vocation in activism. He started the Minority AIDS Project -- serving a vital role for underserved populations during the AIDS Crisis. And he founded Unity Fellowship Church — the first LGBTQ+ ministry.