Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt (1989)
Directed by Jeffrey Friedman, Rob Epstein · 80 min · History, Documentary
50.1 TOPICAL score · #1,913 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt (1989, directed by Jeffrey Friedman and Rob Epstein) has a TOPICAL score of 50.1 - ranked 1,913 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and awards, and lowest on historical impact. It won 1 award from 1 nomination, including the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film. Critics: 100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 9.3/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 6.9/10 (19 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 14 languages.
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- Critics100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 9.3/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 6.9/10 (19 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 1 nomination - incl. Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 14 languages
- Still read3,746 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Dustin Hoffman (actor #25), Sara Lewinstein, David Mandell, Suzi Mandell