Rob Epstein

Directing

Rob Epstein

Born
(age 71)
Birthplace
New Jersey, United States
Credits
28 titles

Biography

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.

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 7

YearTitleRole
2022 Impresario Film
2016 Zeitgeist 1977: The First Festival Film
2016 Film Hawk Film Himself
2013 What Is Cinema? Film Self
2011 Vito Film Self
2011 Two Films, One Legacy Film
1981 Greetings from Washington, D.C. Film Self - Interviewer

Crew credits 22

YearTitleJob
TBA Coming Out Is a Many Splendored Thing Film Director
2023 Musica! Film Director, Producer
2023 Taylor Mac's 24-Decade History of Popular Music Film Director, Producer
2019 Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice Film Director
2019 State of Pride Film Director
2018 The Gospel of Eureka Film Executive Producer
2018 End Game Film Director, Editor, Producer, Director of Photography
2014 And the Oscar Goes To... Film Director, Writer, Producer
2013 Lovelace Film Director
2013 The Battle of Amfar Film Director
2010 Howl Film Writer, Director, Producer
2004 Then and Now: 1981-2004 Film Director
2002 Underground Zero Film Director
2001 Rescued from the Closet Film Director
2000 Paragraph 175 Film Director, Producer
1996 The Celluloid Closet Film Director, Producer, Story
1992 Where Are We? Our Trip Through America Film Producer, Director
1989 Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt Film Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
1986 The AIDS Show Film Producer, Director
1984 The Times of Harvey Milk Film Director, Producer, Editor, Writer
1981 Greetings from Washington, D.C. Film Producer, Location Manager
1977 Word Is Out: Stories of Some of Our Lives Film Director
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