Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
Storyline
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.
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Cast & Crew
Dustin Hoffman
Narrator (voice)
Sara Lewinstein
Storyteller (Story Subject: Dr. Tom Waddell)
David Mandell
Storyteller (Story Subject: David Mandell Jr.)
Suzi Mandell
Storyteller (Story Subject: David Mandell Jr.)
Sallie Perryman
Storyteller (Story Subject: Robert Perryman)
Vito Russo
Storyteller (Story Subject: Jeffrey Sevcik)
Tracy Torrey
Storyteller (Story Subject: Self and David C. Campbell)
Gregg Baker
Self - News Reporter (archive footage)
Gary Bauer
Self - Policy Advisor to the President (archive footage)
Robert Bazell
Self - News Reporter (archive footage)
Kevin Boyle
Self - News Reporter (archive footage)
Edward Brandt
Self - Assistant Secretary for Health (archive footage)
Frequently Asked Questions
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt was released on December 1, 1989.
The runtime of Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt is 1h 20m.
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt is a History, Documentary movie.
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt has a rating of 6.9 out of 10 on TMDB.
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt was directed by Jeffrey Friedman.
The main cast of Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt includes Dustin Hoffman, Sara Lewinstein, David Mandell.
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt is originally in English.