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Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

Directed by Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman1989USA79 mins

A tremendous, handmade monument to lives lost to AIDS, the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt demonstrated that grief and activism together could forge a powerful symbol of resilience. Winner of the Academy Award for best documentary feature, this moving film — buoyed by an original all-vocal score by Bobby McFerrin — explores the human stories obscured by statistics, examining the cross section of identities affected by HIV/AIDS, as well as efforts to combat the stigma, misinformation, and political obstruction that deepened the crisis.

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Director
Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman
Year
1989
Country
USA
Running Time
79 mins
Language
English
Cast/Participants
Dustin Hoffman, Bobby McFerrin, Sara Lewinstein, David Mandell, Vito Russell, Suzi Mandell, Sallie Perryman, Tracey Torrey, Cleve Jones, Elizabeth Taylor
Program Note Writer
Criterion