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Rob Epstein

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Rob Epstein

Born April 6, 1955 · New Jersey, United States

Biography

Rob Epstein, also credited as Robert P. Epstein is a gay non-fiction filmmaker, director, producer, writer and editor. Epstein has won two Academy Awards for Best Documentary Feature for the films The Times of Harvey Milk and Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt. He has also won four national Emmy Awards, three Peabody Awards, two DuPont Columbia Journalism awards, a Guggenheim Fellowship and numerous other awards for his documentary films.

Known for

Lovelace

IMDb6.2

Lovelace

Director

Howl

IMDb6.6

Howl

Director, Writer, Producer

The Times of Harvey Milk

IMDb8.2

The Times of Harvey Milk

Director, Producer, Editor, Writer

The Celluloid Closet

IMDb7.8

The Celluloid Closet

Director, Producer, Story

End Game

IMDb7.2

End Game

Director, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor

And the Oscar Goes To...

IMDb7.1

And the Oscar Goes To...

Director, Writer, Producer

Paragraph 175

IMDb7.7

Paragraph 175

Director, Producer

Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice

IMDb8.1

Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice

Director

What Is Cinema?

6.4 TMDB

What Is Cinema?

Self

Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

IMDb8.1

Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

Director, Writer, Editor, Producer

Vito

IMDb8.1

Vito

Self

Word Is Out: Stories of Some of Our Lives

5.0 TMDB

Word Is Out: Stories of Some of Our Lives

Director

Film Hawk

4.4 TMDB

Film Hawk

Himself

The Battle of Amfar

4.4 TMDB

The Battle of Amfar

Director

Taylor Mac's 24-Decade History of Popular Music

4.7 TMDB

Taylor Mac's 24-Decade History of Popular Music

Director, Producer

The Gospel of Eureka

4.2 TMDB

The Gospel of Eureka

Executive Producer

State of Pride

5.4 TMDB

State of Pride

Director

The AIDS Show

IMDb7.3

The AIDS Show

Director, Producer

Where Are We? Our Trip Through America

IMDb6.7

Where Are We? Our Trip Through America

Producer, Director

Rescued from the Closet

6.5 TMDB

Rescued from the Closet

Director

Filmography

  1. 2023Musica!Director, ProducerMovie
  2. 2023Taylor Mac's 24-Decade History of Popular MusicDirector, ProducerMovie
  3. 2022ImpresarioMovie
  4. 2019Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My VoiceDirectorMovie
  5. 2019State of PrideDirectorMovie
  6. 2018The Gospel of EurekaExecutive ProducerMovie
  7. 2018End GameDirector, Producer, Director of Photography, EditorMovie
  8. 2016Zeitgeist 1977: The First FestivalMovie
  9. 2016Film HawkHimselfMovie
  10. 2014And the Oscar Goes To...Director, Writer, ProducerMovie
  11. 2013What Is Cinema?SelfMovie
  12. 2013LovelaceDirectorMovie
  13. 2013The Battle of AmfarDirectorMovie
  14. 2011VitoSelfMovie
  15. 2011Two Films, One LegacyMovie
  16. 2010HowlDirector, Writer, ProducerMovie
  17. 2004Then and Now: 1981-2004DirectorMovie
  18. 2002Underground ZeroDirectorMovie
  19. 2001Rescued from the ClosetDirectorMovie
  20. 2000Paragraph 175Director, ProducerMovie
  21. 1996The Celluloid ClosetDirector, Producer, StoryMovie
  22. 1992Where Are We? Our Trip Through AmericaProducer, DirectorMovie
  23. 1989Common Threads: Stories from the QuiltDirector, Writer, Editor, ProducerMovie
  24. 1986The AIDS ShowDirector, ProducerMovie
  25. 1984The Times of Harvey MilkDirector, Producer, Editor, WriterMovie
  26. 1981Greetings from Washington, D.C.Self - Interviewer, Producer, Location ManagerMovie
  27. 1977Word Is Out: Stories of Some of Our LivesDirectorMovie
  28. —Coming Out Is a Many Splendored ThingDirectorMovie