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Rob Epstein

8 films

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.

Where to Start with Rob Epstein

Rob Epstein appears in 8 films in the Pulse of Cinema catalogue. The highest Pulse-rated are The Times of Harvey Milk, The Celluloid Closet, Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice, a strong place to start exploring Rob Epstein's work.

The Times of Harvey Milk 81

The Times of Harvey Milk

1984
The Celluloid Closet 76

The Celluloid Closet

1996
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice 75

Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice

2019

Rob Epstein: Films 8

Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice 75

Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice

2019
The Times of Harvey Milk 81

The Times of Harvey Milk

1984
The Celluloid Closet 76

The Celluloid Closet

1996
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt 74

Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

1989
Vito 69

Vito

2011
Paragraph 175 72

Paragraph 175

2000
Howl 65

Howl

2010
Word Is Out: Stories of Some of Our Lives 69

Word Is Out: Stories of Some of Our Lives

1977

Frequent Collaborators

Lily Tomlin Lily Tomlin 2 films together Vito Russo Vito Russo 2 films together Linda Ronstadt Linda Ronstadt 1 film together Dolly Parton Dolly Parton 1 film together Emmylou Harris Emmylou Harris 1 film together Bonnie Raitt Bonnie Raitt 1 film together