Common Threads: Stories From the Quilt
Brief Synopsis
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A documentary that tells the stories of five people who died from AIDS and how their loved ones came to terms with their loss through participation in the AIDS Memorial Quilt. The huge quilt, made by friends and relatives of people who have died of AIDS, has traveled throughout the United States to raise money for AIDS research. The documentary makes use of interviews with families and friends, plus photos and home movies.
Cast & Crew
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Robert Epstein
Director
Dustin Hoffman
Narrator
Bobby Mcferrin
Performer
Tracy Torrey
David Mandell
Vito Russo
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1989
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 15m
Synopsis
A documentary that tells the stories of five people who died from AIDS and how their loved ones came to terms with their loss through participation in the AIDS Memorial Quilt. The huge quilt, made by friends and relatives of people who have died of AIDS, has traveled throughout the United States to raise money for AIDS research. The documentary makes use of interviews with families and friends, plus photos and home movies.
Cast
Dustin Hoffman
Narrator
Bobby Mcferrin
Performer
Tracy Torrey
David Mandell
Vito Russo
Sara Lewinstein
Sally Perryman
Suzy Mandell
Crew
Betsy Bannerman
Sound Editor
Betsy Bannerman
Assistant Editor
Carol Baum
Executive Producer
Peregrine Beckman
Apprentice
Mark Berger
Sound Mixer
Elliot Berlin
Sound
Thomas Blanco
Assistant
Todd Boekelheide
Music
Melissa Bower
Research Assistant
Phil Brotherton
Grip
Michael Chin
Cinematographer
Steven Condiotti
Gaffer
Bill Couturié
Producer
Peter T Crosman
Animator
Anna Davis
Assistant Sound Editor
Ray Day
Assistant Camera Operator
Jean De Segonzac
Director Of Photography
Richard Downing
Photography
Doug Dunderdale
Assistant Camera Operator
Doug Dunderdale
Sound
John Dunkin
Assistant Camera Operator
Cindy Eckert
Research Assistant
Judy Epstein
Production Assistant
Robert Epstein
Editor
Robert Epstein
Producer
Robert Epstein
Writer
Jeffrey Friedman
Editor
Jeffrey Friedman
Writer
Jeffrey Friedman
Producer
Sandy Gallin
Executive Producer
Eric Garber
Production Assistant
Matthew Geer
Production Coordinator
Kevin Grady
Production Assistant
Ned Hallick
Gaffer
John Haptas
Sound
Lin Hempling
Assistant
Samuel Henriques
Assistant Camera Operator
Deborah Hoffman
Editing
Deborah Hoffman
Editor
Karen Hughes
Titles
Doug Jones
Editing
Mark Kohr
Grip
Edward Lachman
Cinematographer
David Landau
Grip
Steve Longstreth
Sound
Ellen C Martin
Production Assistant
Bobby Mcferrin
Music
Kaye Mckinzie
Production
Steve Mehail
Production Assistant
Anne Moriyasu
Production Assistant
Steve Newberger
Production Assistant
Phil Oeliker
Assistant Camera Operator
Michael Penland
Sound
B Z Petroff
Production Manager
B Z Petroff
Associate Producer
Kathy Post
Research Assistant
Michael Purbaugh
Other
Frances Reid
Cinematographer
Erich Roland
Cinematographer
Zvi Howard Rosenman
Executive Producer
Susan J Rossi
Production Assistant
Cindy Ruskin
Writer
Bill Sakolsky
Production Assistant
Chris Shellenberger
Other
Patrick Shellenberger
Other
Bob Silverthorne
Sound
Sandy Stanton
Grip
Jamie Stobie
Researcher
Dyanna Taylor
Director Of Photography
Peter Tenney
Production Assistant
Peter Thomas
Gaffer
Dennis Towns
Sound
Murray Van Dyke
Assistant Camera Operator
Janet Van Ham
Photography
Marilyn Waterman
Sound
Jeff Watts
Sound Editor
David Weissman
Assistant Camera
Peter Williams
Animator
Craig Withrow
Assistant Camera Operator
Kathy Witte
Consultant
John Wright
Production Assistant
Wendy Zheutlin
Research Assistant
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1989
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 15m
Award Wins
Best Documentary Feature
1989
