Robert P. Epstein (born April 6, 1955), is an American director, producer, writer, and editor. He has won two Academy Awards for Best Documentary Feature, for the films The Times of Harvey Milk and Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt.[2][3]
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Born | Robert P. Epstein (1955-04-06) April 6, 1955 (age 67)[1] New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S. |
Occupation | film director, producer |
Years active | 1978–present |
Awards | Best Documentary Feature 1984 The Times of Harvey Milk 1989 Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt Emmy Award for "The Celluloid Closet" Pioneer Award from the International Documentary Association (IDA) George Gund III Craft of Cinema Award |
In 1987, Epstein and his filmmaking partner, Jeffrey Friedman, founded Telling Pictures, a production company and team known for "groundbreaking feature documentaries".[4]
In addition to nonfiction documentaries, Epstein's works include scripted narratives such as Howl, his award-winning film about Allen Ginsberg's controversial poem by the same name (starring James Franco), and Lovelace, the story about the life and trials of pornographic superstar Linda Lovelace (starring Amanda Seyfried).
Epstein is currently the co-chair of the Film Program at California College of the Arts[2] in San Francisco and Oakland, California.
He is openly gay.[5]
Film | Year | Role(s) | Notes |
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Word Is Out: Stories of Some of Our Lives | 1977 | director | |
The Times of Harvey Milk | 1984 | director, producer, editor | Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Interview/Interviewer - Programs Peabody Award |
The AIDS Show | 1986 | director, producer | |
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt | 1989 | director, producer, editor | Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Peabody Award |
Where Are We? Our Trip Through America | 1989 | director, producer | |
The Celluloid Closet | 1995 | director, producer, writer | News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Directors Peabody Award Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Special |
Paragraph 175 | 2000 | director, producer | Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Feature Nominated—News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Direction Nominated—News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Historical Documentary - Long Form |
Underground Zero (segment "Isaiah's Rap") | 2002 | director | |
Crime & Punishment | 2002-2004 | director | |
An Evening with Eddie Gomez | 2005 | director | |
10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America: "Gold Rush" | 2006 | director | |
Howl | 2010 | director, writer | |
Lovelace | 2013 | director | |
And the Oscar Goes to...[6] | 2014 | director, writer, producer | |
End Game | 2018 | director, producer, editor | Nominated—Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) |
State of Pride | 2019 | director, writer | |
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice | 2019 | director | Grammy Award for Best Music Film |
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