Rob Epstein

 ( 1955 Births ) 

Robert P. Epstein (born April 6, 1955), is an American director, producer, writer, and editor. He is known for directing numerous documentaries, several of them focusing on the LGBTQ community and has won two Academy Awards, two Emmy Awards, and a Grammy Award.

Epstein won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature twice for the films The Times of Harvey Milk (1984) and (1989). He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film for End Game (2018). He also directed the documentaries (1977), The AIDS Show (1986), The Celluloid Closet (1996), and Paragraph 175 (2000). He made his narrative directorial film debut with the historical drama Howl (2010) followed by Lovelace (2013).

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Career In 1987, Epstein and his filmmaking partner Jeffrey Friedman founded Telling Pictures, a production company that focused on feature documentaries. Epstein's works also include scripted narratives such as Howl, his award-winning film about Allen Ginsberg's controversial poem by the same name (starring James Franco), and Lovelace, the story about the life and trials of pornographic superstar Linda Lovelace (starring Amanda Seyfried).

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Personal life Epstein is the co-chair of the Film Program at California College of the Arts in San Francisco and Oakland, California. He is gay.

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Filmography

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Narrative films

2010	Howl
2013	Lovelace

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Documentaries

1977
1984	The Times of Harvey Milk
1986	The AIDS Show
1989
1989	Where Are We? Our Trip Through America
1995	The Celluloid Closet
2000	Paragraph 175
2005	An Evening with Eddie Gomez
2014	And the Oscar Goes to... And the Oscar Goes To...-TCM.com
2018	End Game				Short film
2019	State of Pride
2019
2023	Taylor Mac's A 24-Decade History of Popular Music

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Television

2002	Underground Zero	Segment: "Isiah's Rap"
2002-2004	Crime & Punishment	TV series
2006	10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America	Episode: "Gold Rush"

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Awards and nominations

1984	Academy Award	Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature	The Times of Harvey Milk
	News & Documentary Emmy Awards	Interview/Interviewer - Programs
1989	Academy Award	Best Documentary Feature
1995	Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Informational Special	The Celluloid Closet
	News & Documentary Emmy Awards	Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Directors
2000	News & Documentary Emmy Awards	Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Direction	Paragraph 175
		Outstanding Historical Documentary - Long Form
2001	GLAAD Media Award	Davidson/Valentini Award	Himself
2018	Academy Award	Best Documentary Short Film	End Game
2019	Grammy Award	Best Music Film

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External links

Categories: 1955 Births, Living People, Film Directors From New Jersey, Film Producers From New Jersey, Directors Of Best Documentary Feature Academy Award Winners, Glaad Media Awards Winners, Grammy Award Winners, News & Documentary Emmy Award Winners, Lgbtq People From New Jersey, American Lgbtq Film Directors, People From New Brunswick, New Jersey, Sundance Film Festival Award Winners

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