Rob Epstein

Directing • 48 Credits

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.

🎬 Directed Titles (20)

Directorial Filmography
Lovelace

Lovelace

2013 ⭐ 3.0
Howl

Howl

2010 ⭐ 3.3
The Times of Harvey Milk

The Times of Harvey Milk

1984 ⭐ 3.7
The Celluloid Closet

The Celluloid Closet

1996 ⭐ 3.6
End Game

End Game

2018 ⭐ 3.6
And the Oscar Goes To...

And the Oscar Goes To...

2014 ⭐ 3.4
Paragraph 175

Paragraph 175

2000 ⭐ 3.4
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice

Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice

2019 ⭐ 3.8
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

1989 ⭐ 3.5
Word Is Out: Stories of Some of Our Lives

Word Is Out: Stories of Some of Our Lives

1977 ⭐ 2.5
The Battle of Amfar

The Battle of Amfar

2013 ⭐ 2.2
Taylor Mac's 24-Decade History of Popular Music

Taylor Mac's 24-Decade History of Popular Music

2023 ⭐ 2.4
State of Pride

State of Pride

2019 ⭐ 2.7
The AIDS Show

The AIDS Show

1986 ⭐ 2.0
Where Are We? Our Trip Through America

Where Are We? Our Trip Through America

1992 ⭐ 2.0
Rescued from the Closet

Rescued from the Closet

2001 ⭐ 3.3
Underground Zero

Underground Zero

2002 ⭐ 5.0
Musica!

Musica!

2023
Then and Now: 1981-2004

Then and Now: 1981-2004

2004
Coming Out Is a Many Splendored Thing

Coming Out Is a Many Splendored Thing

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✍️ Written & Story Credits (5)

Screenplay, Novel & Story
Howl

Howl

2010 ⭐ 3.3
Writer
The Times of Harvey Milk

The Times of Harvey Milk

1984 ⭐ 3.7
Writer
The Celluloid Closet

The Celluloid Closet

1996 ⭐ 3.6
Story
And the Oscar Goes To...

And the Oscar Goes To...

2014 ⭐ 3.4
Writer
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

1989 ⭐ 3.5
Writer

🎭 Acting Roles (5)

Ranked by Prestige & Popularity
What Is Cinema?

What Is Cinema?

2013 ⭐ 3.2
as Self
Vito

Vito

2011 ⭐ 3.5
as Self
Greetings from Washington, D.C.

Greetings from Washington, D.C.

1981 ⭐ 4.5
as Self - Interviewer
Impresario

Impresario

2022
Two Films, One Legacy

Two Films, One Legacy

2011