Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

Movie 1989-12-01 1h 20m History Documentary Academy Awards 1
★ 6.9 / 10 · 19 votes

On the eve of 1987's Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, surviving families and friends of people who have died of AIDS prepare panels to be added to a large-scale memorial quilt project. Drawing from the sea of names memorialized, director Robert Epstein focuses on the lives of six people. Alongside the intimate profiles offered, through news footage and interviews, Epstein puts the AIDS crisis in the larger context of social and government response to the disease.

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Country
United States of America
Language
English
Cast
Dustin Hoffman Dustin Hoffman Narrator (voice)
Sara Lewinstein Sara Lewinstein Storyteller (Story Subject: Dr. Tom Waddell)
David Mandell David Mandell Storyteller (Story Subject: David Mandell Jr.)
Suzi Mandell Suzi Mandell Storyteller (Story Subject: David Mandell Jr.)
Sallie Perryman Sallie Perryman Storyteller (Story Subject: Robert Perryman)
Vito Russo Vito Russo Storyteller (Story Subject: Jeffrey Sevcik)
Tracy Torrey Tracy Torrey Storyteller (Story Subject: Self and David C. Campbell)
Gregg Baker Gregg Baker Self - News Reporter (archive footage)
Gary Bauer Gary Bauer Self - Policy Advisor to the President (archive footage)
Robert Bazell Robert Bazell Self - News Reporter (archive footage)
Kevin Boyle Kevin Boyle Self - News Reporter (archive footage)
Edward Brandt Edward Brandt Self - Assistant Secretary for Health (archive footage)
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Awards

Won 1 Academy Award

Academy Awards 1 won

  • 1990 Best Documentary Feature Film Won

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