Out screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, who won an Oscar for Milk, and the creator of FX’s recently released limited series Under the Banner of Heaven starring the Emmy-nominated Andrew Garfield, revealed he suffered a serious head injury recently and that “the road back will be long.”

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UNITED STATES – FEBRUARY 22: Dustin Lance Black in Los Angeles, United States on February 22th, 2009. (Photo by Alain BENAINOUS/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

Black wrote on Instagram:

“So I vanished for a while… A month ago I sustained a serious head injury that put me out of commission. Showing little improvement, my doctors ordered me to shut off my brain in hopes of it healing. This has been a challenging, frightening time for a creative type who depends on what’s in his skull to work, care and love. And now I understand the road back will be long. But this week my sweet, over the top husband took us to the Greek Islands to make me shut off. I can already feel this trip is a step in the right direction, and I finally feel safe sharing a bit again. Thank you for all of your love and patience. More to come. Promise.”

Black did not specify how he received the injury but did note that it put him out of commission. He was last seen attending Wimbledon alongside husband and gold medal-winning diver Tom Daly in July.

Black’s HBO documentary Mama’s Boy is set to open New York’s LGBTQ+ film festival NewFest on October 13.

Black also wrote and produced the upcoming George C. Wolfe-directed film Rustin about the life of gay civil rights activist Bayard Rustin due in theaters in 2023.

 

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