Rob Epstein
Robert Epstein (born April 6, 1955 in New Brunswick (New Jersey) ) is an American documentary filmmaker , director, writer and film producer .
Life
In 1985, Epstein was featured for his documentary Who Was Harvey Milk? on Harvey Milk , San Francisco's first self-confessed homosexual councilor , together with producer Richard Schmiechen with an Oscar in the category of best documentary . In 1990 he received another Oscar in the same category for his documentary Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt together with producer Bill Couturié . This documentary tells the story of the AIDS Memorial Quilt (narrator in the original film: Dustin Hoffman ).
Together with his colleague Jeffrey Friedman , he worked in 1995 in The Celluloid Closet , a documentary inspired by the book Vito Russo about the portrayal of gays in American films (spokeswoman in the original film: Lily Tomlin ), and in 2000 in Paragraph 175 , a documentation of the life stories of several men and women who were persecuted by the National Socialists for their homosexuality on the basis of Section 175 .
In 2010 he and Friedman received an invitation to compete at the 60th Berlin Film Festival for Howl - Das Geheul . In the drama, James Franco slipped into the role of the American writer Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997) with Jeff Daniels and Treat Williams .
In 2013 they shot Lovelace , a biopic about porn star Linda Lovelace , starring James Franco as Hugh Hefner , among others .
Rob Epstein is a member of the Directors Guild of America and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and Professor at California College of the Arts , San Francisco . He's openly gay.
Awards
- 1985
" The Times of Harvey Milk ": Academy Award - Best Documentary Oscar , three Emmy Awards, and the Peabody Award 1984 New York Film Critics Circle Award / Best Documentary .
- 1990
“ Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt ”: Academy Award - best documentary Oscar, the Peabody Award and the Interfilm Prize of the Berlinale .
- 1996
“ The Celluloid Closet - Trapped in the Dream Factory ”: Sundance Film Festival - Freedom of Expression Award, Teddy Award of the Berlinale - best gay documentary. Epstein and Friedman received an Emmy for directing and a Peabody Award for the "HBO television presentation" .
- 2000
“ Paragraph 175 ”: Sundance Film Festival - Prize for Directing, Berlin Film Festival - FIPRESCI Fédération Internationale de la Presse Cinématographique and Teddy Award of the Berlinale for best gay documentary film. Festival Internazionale di Cinema Gaylesbico e Queer Culture di Milano - Best Documentary, LA Outfest - Outfest Achievement Award, Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival - Jury Award, San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival - Audience Award, Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival - Award for Excellence, 2002: Best Documentary at the Glitter Awards. (see: Jeffrey Friedman )
- 2001 :
Davidson / Valentini Award of the GLAAD Media Award as an openly LGBT person
Filmography (selection)
- Word is Out: Stories of Some of Our Lives - Director (1978)
- Who Was Harvey Milk? The Times of Harvey Milk - Director, Producer, Editor (1984)
- The AIDS Show - Director, Producer (1986)
- Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt - Director, Producer, Writer (1989)
- Where are we? Our Trip Through America - Director, Producer (1993)
- The Celluloid Closet - Director, Producer, Writer (1995)
- Paragraph 175 - direction, production (2000)
- Underground Zero (segment "Isaiah's Rap") - director (2002)
- Crime & Punishment (TV Series) - Director, Producer (2002)
- An Evening with Eddie Gomez - Director (2005)
- 10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America: Gold Rush (TV) - Director (2006)
- Howl - Das Geheul (Howl) - Director, Writer (2010)
- The Battle of Amfar - Director (2013)
- Lovelace - director (2013)
- And the Oscar goes to (documentary) - director, producer, writer (2014)
- 2018 final (Endgame , Short Documentary)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pioneering Gay Oscar Winner Offers Sam Smith a History Lesson (Guest Column) , Rob Epstein, The Hollywood Reporter , 2016 (English)
Web links
- Rob Epstein in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Profile / films at filmstarts.de (English)
- Interview about the Lovelace film at youtube.com (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Epstein, Rob |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Epstein, Robert (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American documentary filmmaker and film producer |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 6, 1955 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | New Brunswick (New Jersey) , USA |