Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt (1989)
1989 · 1h 20m · History, Documentary
Genres: History, Documentary
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.
Director: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman
Writers: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman, Cindy Ruskin
Music by: Bobby McFerrin
Cinematography: Jean de Segonzac, Dyanna Taylor
Editor: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman
Cast
Dustin Hoffman as Narrator (voice)Sara Lewinstein as Storyteller (Story Subject: Dr. Tom Waddell)David Mandell as Storyteller (Story Subject: David Mandell Jr.)Suzi Mandell as Storyteller (Story Subject: David Mandell Jr.)Sallie Perryman as Storyteller (Story Subject: Robert Perryman)Vito Russo as Storyteller (Story Subject: Jeffrey Sevcik)Tracy Torrey as Storyteller (Story Subject: Self and David C. Campbell)Gregg Baker as Self - News Reporter (archive footage)Gary Bauer as Self - Policy Advisor to the President (archive footage)Robert Bazell as Self - News Reporter (archive footage)Kevin Boyle as Self - News Reporter (archive footage)Edward Brandt as Self - Assistant Secretary for Health (archive footage)More like this
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