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.
Credits
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Dustin Hoffman
He was 52, now 86 years old
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as Narrator (voice) |
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Vito Russo
He was 43, 44 years old when he died
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as Himself |
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Rob Epstein as Director. He was 34 (now 69) years old
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Directing |
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Jeffrey Friedman as Director. He was 38 (now 72) years old
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Directing |
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Bobby McFerrin as Original Music Composer. He was 39 (now 74) years old
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Sound |
