Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
United States • 1989
Synopsis
A tremendous, handmade monument to lives lost to AIDS, the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt demonstrated that grief and activism together could forge a powerful symbol of resilience. Winner of the Academy Award for best documentary feature, this moving film—buoyed by an original all-vocal score by Bobby McFerrin—explores the human stories obscured by statistics, examining the cross section of identities affected by HIV/AIDS, as well as efforts to combat the stigma, misinformation, and political obstruction that deepened the crisis.
Synopsis
A tremendous, handmade monument to lives lost to AIDS, the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt demonstrated that grief and activism together could forge a powerful symbol of resilience. Winner of the Academy Award for best documentary feature, this moving film—buoyed by an original all-vocal score by Bobby McFerrin—explores the human stories obscured by statistics, examining the cross section of identities affected by HIV/AIDS, as well as efforts to combat the stigma, misinformation, and political obstruction that deepened the crisis.
Credits
Crew
WriterRob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman, Cindy Ruskin
CinematographerJean de Segonzac, Dyanna Taylor
ComposerBobby McFerrin
EditorRob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman
ProducerBill Couturié, Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman