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American film director, producer, writer and editor
Robert P. Epstein (born April 6, 1955), is an American director, producer, writer, and editor. He has won two
Academy Awards for
Best Documentary Feature , for the films
The Times of Harvey Milk and
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt .
[2]
[3]
In 1987, Epstein and his filmmaking partner,
Jeffrey Friedman , founded Telling Pictures, a production company and team known for "groundbreaking feature documentaries".
[4]
In addition to nonfiction documentaries, Epstein's works include scripted narratives such as
Howl , his award-winning film about
Allen Ginsberg 's controversial
poem by the same name (starring
James Franco ), and
Lovelace , the story about the life and trials of pornographic superstar
Linda Lovelace (starring
Amanda Seyfried ).
Epstein is currently the co-chair of the Film Program at
California College of the Arts
[2] in San Francisco and Oakland, California.
He is openly gay.
[5]
Filmography
Film
Year
Role(s)
Notes
Word Is Out: Stories of Some of Our Lives
1977
director
The Times of Harvey Milk
1984
director, producer, editor
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature
News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Interview/Interviewer - Programs
Peabody Award
The AIDS Show
1986
director, producer
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
1989
director, producer, editor
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature
Peabody Award
Where Are We? Our Trip Through America
1989
director, producer
The Celluloid Closet
1995
director, producer, writer
News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Directors
Peabody Award Nominated—
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Special
Paragraph 175
2000
director, producer
Nominated—
Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Feature Nominated—
News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Direction Nominated—
News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Historical Documentary - Long Form
Underground Zero (segment "Isaiah's Rap")
2002
director
Crime & Punishment
2002-2004
director
An Evening with Eddie Gomez
2005
director
10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America : "Gold Rush"
2006
director
Howl
2010
director, writer
Lovelace
2013
director
And the Oscar Goes to...
[6]
2014
director, writer, producer
End Game
2018
director, producer, editor
Nominated—
Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)
State of Pride
2019
director, writer
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
2019
director, producer
Grammy Award for Best Music Film
Taylor Mac's A 24-Decade History of Popular Music
2023
director
References
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"Epstein, Robert P., 1955-" . id.loc.gov . Library of Congress. August 18, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2020 .
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a
b
"Rob Epstein Biography" . California College of the Arts. Archived from
the original on June 23, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2022 .
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"Rob Epstein Biography" . Sony Classic Pictures. Archived from
the original on June 19, 2008.
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"-About" . Telling Pictures . Retrieved August 19, 2017 .
^ Epstein, Rob (March 3, 2016).
"Pioneering Gay Oscar Winner Offers Sam Smith a History Lesson (Guest Column)" . Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved July 2, 2020 .
^
And the Oscar Goes To...-TCM.com
External links
Solo Collaborations
Word Is Out: Stories of Some of Our Lives (1977, with
Peter Adair , Nancy Adair, Andrew Brown, Lucy Massie Phenix and Veronica Selver)
The AIDS Show: Artists Involved with Death and Survival (1986, with
Peter Adair )
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt (1989, with
Jeffrey Friedman )
The Celluloid Closet (1995, with Jeffrey Friedman)
Paragraph 175 (2000, with Jeffrey Friedman)
Underground Zero (segment "Isaiah's Rap"; 2002, with Jeffrey Friedman)
Howl (2010, with Jeffrey Friedman)
Lovelace (2013, with Jeffrey Friedman)
End Game (2018, with Jeffrey Friedman)
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice (2019, with Jeffrey Friedman)
State of Pride (2019, with Jeffrey Friedman)
International National Artists Other