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Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt (1989) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Rob Epstein
Jeffrey Friedman

Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)  

Rob Epstein ... (writer)
Jeffrey Friedman ... (writer)
Cindy Ruskin ... (writer)

Cast (in credits order)  

Sara Lewinstein Sara Lewinstein ... Storyteller (story subject: Dr. Tom Waddell)
David Mandell David Mandell ... Storyteller (story subject: David Mandell Jr.)
Suzi Mandell Suzi Mandell ... Storyteller (story subject: David Mandell Jr.)
Sallie Perryman Sallie Perryman ... Storyteller (story subject: Robert Perryman)
Vito Russo ... Storyteller (story subject: Jeffrey Sevcik)
Tracy Torrey Tracy Torrey ... Storyteller (story subject: himself and David C. Campbell)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gregg Baker Gregg Baker ... Self - News Reporter (archive footage)
Gary Bauer ... Self - Policy Advisor to the President (archive footage)
Robert Bazell Robert Bazell ... Self - News Reporter (archive footage)
Kevin Boyle Kevin Boyle ... Self - News Reporter (archive footage)
Edward Brandt Edward Brandt ... Self - Assistant Secretary for Health (archive footage)
Tom Brokaw ... Self - News Reporter (archive footage)
Bobbi Campbell Bobbi Campbell ... Self (archive footage)
David C. Campbell David C. Campbell ... Self (archive footage)
Marcus A. Conant Marcus A. Conant ... Self (archive footage) (as Marcus A. Conant M.D.)
James Curran James Curran ... Self - Center for Disease Control (archive footage) (as James Curran M.D.)
Bolton Eckert Bolton Eckert ... Self - News Reporter (archive footage) (as Barton Eckert)
Jerry Falwell ... Self - Moral Majority Leader (archive footage)
Virginia Fedosky Virginia Fedosky ... Self (archive footage)
Emil Guillermo Emil Guillermo ... Self - News Reporter (archive footage)
Bryant Gumbel ... Self - News Reporter (archive footage)
Tim Haas Tim Haas ... Self - News Reporter (archive footage)
Robert Hager Robert Hager ... Self - News Reporter (archive footage)
Julie Harris ... Frankie Addams (archive footage)
Dustin Hoffman ... Narrator (voice)
Charles Howard Charles Howard ... Self (archive footage)
Rock Hudson ... Self (archive footage)
Cleve Jones ... Self
C. Everett Koop ... Self - Surgeon General (archive footage) (as Dr. C. Everett Koop)
Larry Kramer ... Self (archive footage)
Roger Gail Lyon Roger Gail Lyon ... Self (archive footage)
David Mandell Jr. David Mandell Jr. ... Self (archive footage)
Kevin McCullough Kevin McCullough ... Self - News Reporter (archive footage)
Andrea Mitchell ... Self - News Reporter (archive footage)
Eddie Murphy ... Self (archive footage)
Mark Ostfield Mark Ostfield ... Self (archive footage)
Marcia Pally Marcia Pally ... Self - News Reporter (archive footage)
John Palmer ... Self - News Reporter (archive footage)
Jane Pauley ... Self - News Reporter (archive footage)
Hampton Pearson Hampton Pearson ... Self - News Reporter (archive footage)
Robert Perryman Robert Perryman ... Self (archive footage)
John Politano John Politano ... Self
Josie Politano Josie Politano ... Self
Randy Ray Randy Ray ... Self (archive footage)
Ricky Ray Ricky Ray ... Self (archive footage)
Robert Ray Robert Ray ... Self (archive footage)
Ronald Reagan ... Self (archive footage)
Neil Schram Neil Schram ... Self - Los Angeles AIDS Task Force (archive footage) (as Neil Schram M.D.)
Heidi Schulman Heidi Schulman ... Self - News Reporter (archive footage)
Jeffrey Sevcik Jeffrey Sevcik ... Self (archive footage)
Elizabeth Taylor ... Self - Introduction Speaker
Tom Waddell Tom Waddell ... Self (archive footage) (as Dr. Tom Waddell)
Gary Walsh Gary Walsh ... Self (archive footage)
James Watkins James Watkins ... Self - Presidential AIDS Commission (archive footage)
Linda Yee Linda Yee ... Self - News Reporter (archive footage)

Produced by 

Carol Baum ... executive producer
Bill Couturié ... producer
Rob Epstein ... producer
Jeffrey Friedman ... producer
Sandy Gallin ... executive producer
Curt Johnson ... associate producer
B.Z. Petroff ... associate producer
Howard Rosenman ... executive producer

Music by 

Bobby McFerrin

Cinematography by 

Jean de Segonzac
Dyanna Taylor

Editing by 

Rob Epstein
Jeffrey Friedman

Production Management 

B.Z. Petroff ... production manager

Sound Department 

Betsy Bannerman ... additional sound editor
Mark Berger ... sound mix: Saul Zaentz Company Film Center
Elliot Berlin ... additional sound
Anna Davis ... Assistant Sound Editor
Doug Dunderdale ... additional sound
John Haptas ... sound
Steve Longstreth ... additional sound
Michael Penland ... additional sound
Robert Silverthorne ... additional sound (as Rob Silverthorne)
Dennis Towns ... additional sound
Marilyn Waterman ... additional sound
Jeff Watts ... Supervising Sound Editor
Mark Berger ... re-recording mixer (uncredited)
Philip Rogers ... sound recordist (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Phil Brotherton ... grip
Michael Chin ... additional photographer
Steve Condiotti ... gaffer
Peter Crosman ... animator: photo animation, Camera 3
Ray Day ... assistant camera
Anne C. Dowie ... still photographer
Doug Dunderdale ... assistant camera
John Dunkin ... assistant camera
Ned Hallick ... gaffer
Samuel M. Henriques ... assistant camera (as Samuel Henriques)
Lyvonne Hill ... still photographer
Lynn Johnston ... still photographer: Blackstar Photo Agency
Kerstin Kagellus ... still photographer
Mark Kohl ... grip
Gabriel Kruks ... still photographer (as Gabe Kruks)
Edward Lachman ... additional photographer
Ed Lallo ... still photographer: People Weekly
Sara Lewinstein ... still photographer
David Mandell ... still photographer
Suzi Mandell ... still photographer
Phil Oetiker ... assistant camera
Sallie Perryman ... still photographer
Tom Piewik ... still photographer
Michael J. Purbaugh ... crane operator (as Michael Purbaugh)
Frances Reid ... additional photographer
Erich Roland ... additional photographer
Vito Russo ... still photographer
Ethel Schussler ... still photographer
Pat Schussler ... still photographer
Chris Shellenberger ... crane operator
Patrick Shellenberger ... crane operator
Sandy Stanton ... grip
Peter Thomas ... gaffer
Tracy Torrey ... still photographer
Murray Van Dyke ... assistant camera
Marilyn Waterman ... gaffer
David Weissman ... assistant camera
Craig Withrow ... assistant camera

Animation Department 

Peter Williams ... animator: title animation

Editorial Department 

Betsy Bannerman ... first assistant editor
Peregrine Beckman ... apprentice editor
Deborah Hoffmann ... additional editing
Doug Jones ... negative conformer

Music Department 

Rachel Bagby ... performer: Voicestra
Roger Beardi ... performer: Voicestra
Joey Blake ... performer: Voicestra
Todd Boekelheide ... musical supervisor
Kirsten Falke ... performer: Voicestra
Molly Holm ... performer: Voicestra
Sara Jennison ... performer: Voicestra
Howard Johnson ... music recording: Different Fur
Raz Kennedy ... performer: Voicestra
Bobby McFerrin ... musician, along with Voicestra
Rhiannon ... performer: Voicestra
Linda Tillery ... performer: Voicestra
Dave Worm ... performer: Voicestra

Additional Crew 

Susan Baelen ... staff: NAMES Project
Thomas Bianco ... assistant to producers
Melissa Bower ... research assistant
Peter Buchanan ... legal services
Jack Caster ... staff: NAMES Project
Yulen Chin ... archive source: NBC News Video Archive
Richard Downing ... photograph reproduction
Cindy Eckert ... research assistant
Jonathan I. Epstein ... legal services
Judy Epstein ... production assistant
Markus Faegle ... staff: NAMES Project
James H. Fox ... staff: NAMES Project
Erik Garber ... production assistant
Matthew Geer ... production coordinator: Washington D.C.
Kevin Grady ... production assistant
Lin Hempling ... assistant: Mr. Rosenman
Lance Henderson ... staff: NAMES Project
Paul Hill ... staff: NAMES Project
Kim H. Howard ... staff: NAMES Project (as Kimberly Webster)
Karen Hughes ... title designer: Colossal Pictures
Cleve Jones ... co-founder/executive director: NAMES Project
Nancy Katz ... staff: NAMES Project
Barbara Kerr ... additional archive source
Jeanette Koijane ... staff: NAMES Project
Scott Lago ... staff: NAMES Project
Rebecca Le Pere ... staff: NAMES Project
David Lemos ... staff: NAMES Project
Ellen Martin ... production assistant (as Ellen C. Martin)
Evelyn Martinez ... staff: NAMES Project
Kaye McKinzie ... bookkeeper
Cindy McMullin ... staff: NAMES Project (as Cindy McCullin)
Steve Mehall ... production assistant
Geoffrey Menin ... legal services
Marcel Miranda III ... staff: NAMES Project (as Marcel Miranda Iii)
Anne Moriyasu ... production assistant
Guy Morrison ... archive source: KRON San Francisco
Bob Munk ... staff: NAMES Project
Steve Newberger ... production assistant
Sandy O'Rourke ... staff: NAMES Project
Kathy Post ... research assistant
Debra Resnik ... staff: NAMES Project
Susan Rossi ... production assistant (as Susan J. Rossi)
Bill Sakolsky ... production assistant
Don Sango ... archive source: KRON San Francisco
Dan Sauro ... staff: NAMES Project
Michael J. Smith ... co-founder/managing director: NAMES Project
Michael Sosler ... archive source: NBC News Video Archive
Jamie Stobie ... archival researcher
Charles Sublett ... staff: NAMES Project
Cheryl Swannack ... staff: NAMES Project
Peter Tenney ... production assistant
Joe van Es-Ballesteros ... staff: NAMES Project
Janet Van Ham ... title sequence still photographs
Wade Walker ... staff: NAMES Project
Kathryn Witte ... consultant extraordinaire (as Kathy Witte)
John Wright ... production assistant
Wendy Zheutlin ... research assistant

Thanks 

Carol Adamovicz ... special thanks
Dave Angress ... special thanks
Scott Beach ... special thanks
Robert N. Bellah ... special thanks
Betty A. Blair ... special thanks
Ann Block ... special thanks
Frank Browning ... special thanks
Steve Burns ... special thanks
Jack Caster ... in loving memory
Lu Chalkin ... special thanks
Mike Cherkezian ... special thanks
M. Margaret Clark ... special thanks
Malcolm Clark ... special thanks
Bob Collins ... special thanks
Hector Correa ... special thanks
Marlene Dann ... special thanks
Michelle Dennis ... special thanks
Jon Else ... special thanks
Ari Emanuel ... special thanks (as Ariel Emanuel)
Pat Ferrero ... special thanks
Cully Fredricksen ... special thanks
Estelle Freedman ... special thanks
Sarah Gewirz ... special thanks
Danny Glover ... special thanks
Whoopi Goldberg ... special thanks
Linda Goldstein ... special thanks
Gale Gottleib ... special thanks
Michael Gottleib ... special thanks
Robert Hawk ... special thanks (as Bob Hawk)
Karen Holmes ... special thanks
Doug Holsclaw ... special thanks
Ed Hotson ... special thanks
Ronald Jacobs ... special thanks (as Ron Jacobs)
Sam Keen ... special thanks
Merle Kessler ... special thanks
Steve Linden ... special thanks
Richard Lovell ... special thanks
Tom Luddy ... special thanks
Richard Lulenski ... special thanks
Jay Maloney ... special thanks
Jenny Rebecca Mandell ... special thanks
Michael McShane ... special thanks
Maureen McVerry ... special thanks
Tim Meyers ... special thanks
Antonio Molina ... special thanks (as Tony Molina)
Leonard Moss ... special thanks
Sandy Nakamura ... special thanks
Davin Nelson ... special thanks
Maia Newley ... additional thanks
David O'Connor ... special thanks
Nicole Paradis Grindle ... special thanks (as Nicole Grindle)
The Pearson Family ... special thanks
Dorothy Perryman ... special thanks
John Politano ... special thanks
Josie Politano ... special thanks
Marty Richards ... special thanks
Arnold Rifkin ... special thanks
Frank M. Robinson ... special thanks (as Frank Robinson)
Rock Ross ... special thanks
Birgitta Royall ... special thanks
Jack Schaeffer ... special thanks
Esther Scott ... special thanks
Katherine Sheldon ... special thanks
Robert Shoup ... special thanks (as Bob Shoup)
Charleigh Swanson ... special thanks
Drew Takahashi ... special thanks
Elizabeth Taylor ... special thanks
Kim Teevan ... special thanks
Joanne Thompson ... special thanks
Javier Valencia ... special thanks
Daryl Vance ... special thanks
Billy Weber ... special thanks
Jonathan Weisgal ... special thanks
Neon Weiss ... special thanks
Lawrence Wilkinson ... special thanks
Carter Wilson ... special thanks
Brad Wright ... special thanks
Sigrid Wurschmidt ... special thanks

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